Anthony Joseph Accardo (born Antonino Leonardo Accardo; April 28, 1906 – May 22, 1992), also known as "Joe Batters" and "Big Tuna", was an Italian-American longtime mobster. In a criminal career that spanned eight decades, he rose from small-time hoodlum to the position of day-to-day boss of the Chicago Outfit in 1947, to ultimately becoming the final Outfit authority in 1972. Accardo moved the Outfit into new operations and territories, greatly increasing its power and wealth during his tenure as boss.
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Antonino Leonardo Accardo 28 April 1906 Chicago, Illinois
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Died |
27 May 1992 (aged 86) Chicago,Illinois
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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