Sammy Mandell

Class of 2005
Old Timer Category
Hall of Fame bio:click

Name: Sammy Mandell
Alias: Rockford Sheik
Birth Name: Saverio Mandala
Hometown: Rockford, Illinois, USA
Birthplace: Piana dei Greci, Sicilia, Italy
Died: 1967-11-07 (Age:63)
Height: 170cm
Reach: 170cm
Referee: Record
Pro Boxer: Record

• Managers: Eddie Long, Eddie Kane
• Trainer: Barney Fury
• Sammy Mandell Gallery

Sammy Mandell married his hometown sweetheart Elizabeth Hemmino July 1926, days after winning the World Title. He died in Oak Park, Illinois, USA.

External Links

• Cyber Boxing Zone
• IBRO's Bob Soderman's research, published in IBRO Journal Issue No. 6, pp. 9-11 (1984): [1]
• Also, IBRO Newsletter No. 20, pp. 15-19 (1985): [2]
• "Death Stalks the Ring" by Robert Carson [3]