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Matthew "Matt" Frederick Christopher (August 16, 1917 – September 20, 1997) was an American writer of children's books. He wrote more than 100 novels and 300 short stories, mainly featuring sports. More than 15 years after his death, the family continues to oversee production of books by Matt Christopher created by various writers and illustrators, treating the name as a trademark.〔 ==Life== Matthew Christopher was born in Bath, Pennsylvania, the oldest of nine children. He was a gifted athlete as a child, excelling in nearly every sport he attempted, especially soccer and football, which he played in high school when the family moved to Ludlow Ville, New York. After graduating from high school in 1935, Christopher maintained his involvement in baseball, playing first in a semi-professional league in the mid-1930s before moving up to professional ball, playing third base for the Smith Falls Beavers of Ontario, Canada (an affiliate of the Class C Can-Am League). Despite having two hits and two RBIs in four at-bats in his first game, Matt soon found that he could not hit minor league pitching consistently and was cut from the team. Although he was offered a spot on the Brockport Blues in the same league, he decided that he was not good enough to play at that level and declined their offer. Christopher returned home to New York, where he played semi-professional ball until a knee injury shortly thereafter ended his career. Christopher and Catherine M. Krupa (Cay) married on July 13, 1940 (five weeks before his 23rd birthday). Their son Martin, first of four children, was born in 1942 or 1943.〔 Two works by Christopher were published in 1941, a one-act play and a detective story, for which he earned $5 and $50.〔 He then worked full-time for National Cash Register in Ithaca, New York, and he retained a full-time job until he was financially able to retire and write full-time in 1963.〔 Christopher died September 20, 1997, in Charlotte, North Carolina,〔 from complications of surgery for a non-malignant brain tumor.〔 His son Dale Christopher later wrote a biography of his father "in the tradition of the Matt Christopher Biography Bookshelf, with exclusive photos, original letters, and memorabilia."〔(Bookshelf: Athlete Biographies" ). Matt Christopher: The #1 Sports Series for Kids (mattchristopher.com). Retrieved 2014-04-07.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matt Christopher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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