Joseph LaMotta
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Joseph LaMotta was the son of former middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta
and his second wife Vikki LaMotta
.
Like his father, Joseph LaMotta took up boxing, going so far as to compete on the amateur boxing circuit. He entered some Golden Gloves
competitions.
Joe LaMotta was convicted of trafficking cocaine, for which he served half of his five year sentence.
Joe LaMotta was the president of LaMotta Foods, Inc. His last creation was a product called LaMotta Tomatta Sauce.
Joseph LaMotta died at the age of 49 aboard Swissair Flight 111
when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean
off the coastal town of Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia
. He was headed to Geneva
to promote LaMotta Tomatta Sauce. His father filed suit against Swissair
and Boeing
, which a year earlier had acquired McDonnell Douglas
, the manufacturer of the MD-11 aircraft that crashed.
Jake LaMotta
Giacobbe LaMotta , better known as Jake LaMotta, nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" and "The Raging Bull", is a former American world middleweight champion boxer...
and his second wife Vikki LaMotta
Vikki LaMotta
Vikki LaMotta , born Beverly Thailer in The Bronx, New York, was an ex-wife of boxer Jake LaMotta....
.
Like his father, Joseph LaMotta took up boxing, going so far as to compete on the amateur boxing circuit. He entered some Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves
The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...
competitions.
Joe LaMotta was convicted of trafficking cocaine, for which he served half of his five year sentence.
Joe LaMotta was the president of LaMotta Foods, Inc. His last creation was a product called LaMotta Tomatta Sauce.
Joseph LaMotta died at the age of 49 aboard Swissair Flight 111
Swissair Flight 111
Swissair Flight 111 was a Swissair McDonnell Douglas MD-11 on a scheduled airline flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States to Cointrin International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland...
when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
off the coastal town of Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia
Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia
Peggys Cove is one of the busiest tourist attractions in Nova Scotia and is a prime attraction on the Lighthouse Trail scenic drive. The community's famous lighthouse marks the eastern entrance of St. Margarets Bay and is officially known as the Peggys Point Lighthouse.Peggys Cove has a classic...
. He was headed to Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
to promote LaMotta Tomatta Sauce. His father filed suit against Swissair
Swissair
Swissair AG was the former national airline of Switzerland.It was formed from a merger between Balair and Ad Astra Aero , in 1931...
and Boeing
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
, which a year earlier had acquired McDonnell Douglas
McDonnell Douglas
McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It formed from a merger of McDonnell Aircraft and Douglas Aircraft in 1967. McDonnell Douglas was based at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport...
, the manufacturer of the MD-11 aircraft that crashed.