Article: "Tami Mauriello was a contender." Newsclipping of column "do you remember" by Bill Twomey, Bronx Times Reporter, November 29, 2007, page 37.
Entry/Object ID
2007.085.0002
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Article: "Tami Mauriello was a contender." Newsclipping of column "do you remember" by Bill Twomey, Bronx Times Reporter, November 29, 2007, page 37.
Mauriello, a boxer fought in several heavyweight championship bouts in the 1940's. He was a long-time friend of Frank Sinatra and Sinatra provided some support for Mauriello's boxing career. (Photo of Sinatra and Mauriello printed with article; see photo catalog 2007.085.0003 for a copy photo.) Mauriello also appeared in the motion picture, On the Waterfront, which was filmed in Hoboken as "Tullio," a waterfront union thug.
