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Antonino Leonardo Accardo

Also Known As: "Joe Batters", "Big Tuna"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Death: May 22, 1992 (86)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States (Congestive heart failure)
Place of Burial: Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Frank Accardo and Maria Accardo
Husband of Clarice Accardo
Father of Private and Private
Brother of Private; Martha Senese; Mary Simonelli; Private and Private

Occupation: Crime boss, mobster
Managed by: morel
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About Tony Accardo

Overview

Antonino Joseph Accardo (born Antonino Leonardo Accardo), also known as "Joe Batters" or "Big Tuna", rose from small-time hoodlum to the position of day-to-day boss of the Chicago Outfit in 1947, to ultimately become the final Outfit authority in 1972, until his death. Accardo moved The Outfit into new operations and territories, greatly increasing its power and wealth during his tenure as boss.

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Tony Accardo's Timeline

1906
April 28, 1906
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
1992
May 22, 1992
Age 86
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Queen of Heaven Mausoleum, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, United States