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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 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.