Rowan University - Glassboro State College Hall of Fame
Dominic Antonini was a two-sport standout in football and baseball, earning All-Conference honors in both sports.
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The kicker was a three-time All-Conference First Team selection in football and set the NCAA Division III record for longest field goal with a 62-yarder against Salisbury State on September 18, 1976, a mark that was tied in 2013. He was honored as the Brooks-Irvine Club Most Outstanding Player of the Year in 1976.
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He lettered in baseball for two seasons and was chosen to the All-Conference First Team as a designated hitter, while also being named the team’s MVP in 1976.
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Antonini was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in 1976 and then by the Seattle Mariners in 1977, but played professionally for the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Jets.
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He graduated from Glassboro State in 1977 and coached youth sports while running his own construction company.Â
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