For many years, Tommy “Teaballs” Mancuso operated as a relatively low-key soldier and enforcer for the Lucchese Crime Family. But his life in the shadows came to an abrupt end in the late 1960s when he was thrust into the public spotlight for his association with one of the biggest sports superstars of the time – the legendary New York Jets quarterback, Joe Namath.
And that wasn’t the only interesting exploit in Tommy Teaballs’ repertoire.