Anthony Joseph Accardo, also known as "Joe Batters" and "Big Tuna", was an 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.
Born: 28 April 1906, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 22 May 1992, Chicago
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THE BIG TUNA
He got the name "The Big Tuna", after a fishing expedition where Accardo caught a giant tuna and was famously photographed with his catch.
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JOE BATTERS.
During Prohibition, Accardo got the nickname "Joe Batters" after using a baseball bat to murder three mobsters who had betrayed the Outfit. Capone was allegedly quoted as saying, "Boy, this kid's a real Joe Batters".
His death
Accardo die from heart and lung diseases.
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