1967 is really interesting for that family. Informants in the Lucchese, Colombo, Bonanno, and Tampa give different accounts. Mr. Gibbs was acting boss from 1966 till a week after Lucchese death, then he stepped down. From the counts the leadership of the family was up in the air, as Vincent Rao the Familys official Consigliere and the actual top successor to Lucchese was having problems in court and was sentenced to five years in prison in 65 or 66 was not a great pick at the time. Stefano LaSalle was the current underboss at this time but did not want the boss position, and does not get the credit he deserves of keeping the peace of Mr. Gibbs and Tony Ducks. Tony Ducks went to Florida and talked Eddie Coco into becoming the acting boss, and becoming an ally to Tony ducks. Tramunti was able to get Paul Vario to become acting Consigliere and thus getting him to become an ally. Mr. Gibbs and Tony Ducks were the two top contenders by the end of the summer of 1967. Sometime between then and November of 1967, the Capos came together to finally cast a vote. Corallo became official boss. By December of 1967, Tony Ducks was indicted. He made Mr. Gibbs acting boss according to Bonanno and Colombo informants in the Spring of 1968. When Corallo was released from prison in 1970, he used Mr. Gibbs as a front boss.

He was the capo of the old 107th street crew that was a powerful crew in Manhattan.