I don't think he was overrated per se. I think he was the product of his times and succeeded within the confines of those times. He expanded what Torrio left him and he did it well. The fact that they had to get to him via income tax pretty much says he had set up a solid enclave around him personnel wise, and made the right moves with politicians, judges, cops... Again, ego brings him down gunning Moran's men in a massacre, increased scrutiny, etc...

My Top Five:

Luciano
Gambino
Accardo
Lucchese
Patriarca

I have admittedly a bias on the people who "create" organizations rather than just build up from them.

Carlo to me exemplifies what a boss is. He stayed out of the limelight and out of prison. Never bought a big house or nice car like others. He was a genius. Even john gotti never complained about Carlo. Not even after he passed on Neil dellacroce for castellano. He was pissed at Paul not Carlo. That's the kind of respect a great boss(like Carlo)has to have and very few have ever had that respect.

I'm pretty sure Gotti was caught on a wiretap saying Carlo was a rat after he died of course

Says the guy who jacked my avatar. Grow up, kid. Like SC said let it rest. DO IT!

That being said, I'd rate Carlo Gambino as my number one for the simple fact that he made the Gambinos on par with the Genovese during his tenure as boss. You won't find a more low-key guy than Carlo. The only flashy part of him, if you can even call it that, was a plate number with the initials "CG1". All the guys respected him, except for guys like Galante who really weren't boss material just psychos.

So your Saying just Carmine Galante what about Vito Genevose or Joey Gallo..or casso even thought he flipped have the mafia cops on their side that he ratted out? Just asking your opinion its a discusssion board

Carmine Galante wasn't boss material at all. He was a psycho. Feared by God himself. Carmine wasn't too smart either, so definitely not boss material. I won't include Vito in my top 5 for the simple fact that I don't think he was that great a boss. Costello with all his political influence is definitely up there, but like I said in another post, I'd put Carlo at number 1. Only thing I find intriguing about Galante is how fearless he was, that's all.

Well you would have to be fearless to be a member of the LCN or have the Bloodlines.

Read your answer again. Yes, that's true.

Hell I'm 33, but I still consider myself to be pretty much a kid.

if your under forty your a kid in my book.lol.

Yeah exactly. 40 seems to be the cut off for real adulthood these days (and I'll be the first to admit that I'm still basically a kid in my 30s).

Honorable Mention: Vito Rizzuto

(Im from Montreal)

Teflon Don of Montreal
Father took control from the Cotronis.
Rizzutos were the clearing house for corsican heroin heading to the US
Took part in the 3 Capos murder made famous in the film DONNIE BRASCO (albeit rather fictitiously)

I'd say Nick Rizzuto too

Would someone please let me know if this link opens. I'm using an iPad and I may be doing something wrong when trying to share links, etc. thanks

Notorious mafia dons.

http://voices.yahoo.com/the-most-notorious-mafia-dons-twentieth-century-8279005.html

I wouldnt put to much faith into anything jimmy buffet writes about the mob.

Thanks. At least it opened

Source??? And who's gonna believe john gotti?? He was a terrible boss. Sammy was right to rat on him. He deserved it and he was asking for it.

Tbh i can't remember where i read it maybe someone else will though. My point was that Gotti did complain about Carlo which you said he didn't not that he was right.

Oh ok. I was talking about when Carlo was boss. He said whatever he wanted about anybody when he became a big headed boss lol even god.

You have a major issues, and I'm not the only one here who would agree. You replied to that same posts weeks ago, even quoted it, and now you do it again probably to show everybody how big of a Galante fanboy I am, when in truth the guy was a fucking douchebag. So, what's your next move. Butthurt by our PM-exchanges?

YOUR NOT OVERRATED BRINGING IN 100 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. 20's to 30's POINT BLANK SIMPLE

I UNDERSTAND YOUR PROBABLY A NEW YORK-ER WHO WANTS TO BELIEVE OTHERWISE BUT COME ON LETS BE REAL WHO MORE MONEY EQUALS BETTER MOB WHICH OUTFIT HAD.

Which one of them ran the LA, Memphis, Las,Vegas, Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, San Diego. Ill tell you the chicago outfit. Grossing more money than all the five family's combined.

1. Owney Madden

2. Billy Hill

3. Carlo Gambino

4. Frank Costello

5. Tony Accardo

1. lucky luciano
2. paul ricca
3. carlo gambino/ tony accardo/ vicent gigante