Antonino Joseph Accardo (born Antonino Leonardo Accardo; April 28, 1906 – May 22, 1992), 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

Chicago Outfit

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 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.
Born Antonino Leonardo Accardo (also known as Anthony Joseph Accardo) on Chicago

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's Near West Side

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, the son of Francesco Accardo, a shoemaker, and Maria Tillota Accardo.