Originally Posted by NYMafia
A popular mob nickname were variations of the name “Lefty”

And like Malavita so eloquently said last time around, “You know the drill.”

So here’s the challenge…The six hoodlums listed below each had this nickname. Five of them were with New York crews; two with the Colombo Family, two with the Bonanno Family, one with the Gambino's. The sixth guy was with the St. Louis, Missouri Family.

Your job is to identify each man by listing his REAL “first and last name” and matching the (letter) of his nickname with the corresponding (number) of the Family he affiliated with. For instance, you could say C-2, and his real name was Frank Russo.

Have at it fellas. Let’s see how well you know mobsters and their nicknames.

A) Lefty
B) Lefty
C) Lefty
D) Lefty
E) Lefty
F) Lefty

1) Colombo
2) Colombo
3) Bonanno
4) Bonanno
5) Gambino
6) St.Louis, MO



Malavita nailed one, A-3*. Here are the correct answers for the other five.

Lefty was Joseph SanGiorgio/Colombo
Lefty was Salvatore Mangiamelli/Colombo
Lefty was Benjamin Ruggiero/Bonanno*
Lefty was George Rizzo/Bonanno
Lefty was Lester Miraglia/Gambino
Lefty was Anthony Bova/St. Louis, MO


Last edited by NYMafia; 03/22/24 04:47 PM.