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Definitely an interesting read. Most of us have been following, if only loosely, those kids' careers. 

Families with "old money" had to get it from somewhere. A good many of us may be surprised at how a lot of folks got their wealth. 

One thing, you can't buy talent and intangibles like the Bosa Brothers had, so, this story is pretty irrelevant to their careers in football outside of being able to afford private school educations or whatever. Still interesting though.

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10 minutes ago, HawgGoneIt said:

Definitely an interesting read. Most of us have been following, if only loosely, those kids' careers. 

Families with "old money" had to get it from somewhere. A good many of us may be surprised at how a lot of folks got their wealth. 

One thing, you can't buy talent and intangibles like the Bosa Brothers had, so, this story is pretty irrelevant to their careers in football outside of being able to afford private school educations or whatever. Still interesting though.

Yes doesnt tie into their playing careers but gives u a little history into their family. Which is an interesting family to say the least. Wonder if it'll add a fear factor on the field 

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5 minutes ago, HSFBfan said:

Yes doesnt tie into their playing careers but gives u a little history into their family. Which is an interesting family to say the least. Wonder if it'll add a fear factor on the field 

Hell no. Not unless opponents start having family members found chopped up and put into suit cases then dumped on the shorelines of Lake Michigan. xD

 

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I remember when he was drafted by the 49ers and some wondered if his family connections would be a turn off and cause issues for the fan base? 

Dude was living in backfields and disrupting offenses right away and never heard any more concerns about his family’s past after week 1 😂.

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Just now, GardenStateBaller said:

Read the damn article. Kumerow was his uncle, who also played at OSU and in the NFL. Bosa’s father also played in the NFL with the Dolphins. Was a 16th overall pick. Played at BC with my cuz. Also owned a few classy strip joints in the Miami area for a while. 

Oh nice. I read it but the name didn't mean anything to me so I probably skimmed over it 

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8 minutes ago, AztecPadre said:

Spilatro was an idiot who was a loose canon. He and his bro met a crazy ending being buried alive.

I have read dozens of books on Vegas and the mob.  Tony had people terrified of him in Vegas.  In 70's there was a strike by a group of workers in the food service business which included bar tenders, cooks, cocktail waitresses etc. Which killed casino business for a few days Tony went and had a 10 minute talk with the head of the union for those people that night they went back to work.  He was worse than what you saw in casino.  But on the other side in the 60's and 70's Las Vegas was the safest city in America. Criminals were scared of the mob.  In one book it said the nice neighborhood Tony lived in had a break in several times a year after Tony moved not a single break in over a 10 year period.  

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On 7/6/2020 at 3:28 PM, HooverOutlaw said:

I have read dozens of books on Vegas and the mob.  Tony had people terrified of him in Vegas.  In 70's there was a strike by a group of workers in the food service business which included bar tenders, cooks, cocktail waitresses etc. Which killed casino business for a few days Tony went and had a 10 minute talk with the head of the union for those people that night they went back to work.  He was worse than what you saw in casino.  But on the other side in the 60's and 70's Las Vegas was the safest city in America. Criminals were scared of the mob.  In one book it said the nice neighborhood Tony lived in had a break in several times a year after Tony moved not a single break in over a 10 year period.  

I went to the estate auction of the late Sam Giancana when it took place in Vegas. And I can guarantee you that members of this same mob are still alive today. When you see an old man being guarded by a twenty something goon dressed in a sweat suit it’s pretty obvious. 
 

Meanwhile the items that were for sale were quite interesting. 
 

https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-sam-giancana-auction-20141120-story.html

“Sam Giancana’s daughter aims to cash in on gangster’s memorabilia

By John M. Glionna

He was one of Sin City’s original gangsters, an international crime boss who liked to brag that he owned Las Vegas, and an unapologetic irritant of Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy.

Sam Giancana has been dead for decades -- shot execution-style in 1975 as he prepared a midnight snack of sausages and spinach in the basement of his Chicago-area home. But many of his prized possessions are still around -- and some are being sold Saturday in Las Vegas.

Organizers say the estate auction features a significant Mafia antique collection of a crime figure once characterized as a “tough, swaggering, flamboyant murderer.”

Available for bidding both online and at the Gambler’s General Store in downtown Las Vegas are never-before-seen photographs, including a rare snapshot with Frank Sinatra, court transcripts, arrest reports, the coroner’s report and such personal mementos as monogrammed silverware and wine glasses.”

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16 minutes ago, Las Vegas_JC said:

I went to the estate auction of the late Sam Giancana when it took place in Vegas. And I can guarantee you that members of this same mob are still alive today. When you see an old man being guarded by a twenty something goon dressed in a sweat suit it’s pretty obvious. 
 

Meanwhile the items that were for sale were quite interesting. 
 

https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-sam-giancana-auction-20141120-story.html

“Sam Giancana’s daughter aims to cash in on gangster’s memorabilia

By John M. Glionna

He was one of Sin City’s original gangsters, an international crime boss who liked to brag that he owned Las Vegas, and an unapologetic irritant of Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy.

Sam Giancana has been dead for decades -- shot execution-style in 1975 as he prepared a midnight snack of sausages and spinach in the basement of his Chicago-area home. But many of his prized possessions are still around -- and some are being sold Saturday in Las Vegas.

Organizers say the estate auction features a significant Mafia antique collection of a crime figure once characterized as a “tough, swaggering, flamboyant murderer.”

Available for bidding both online and at the Gambler’s General Store in downtown Las Vegas are never-before-seen photographs, including a rare snapshot with Frank Sinatra, court transcripts, arrest reports, the coroner’s report and such personal mementos as monogrammed silverware and wine glasses.”

Buy anything'?

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