Sammy Mandell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSammy Mandell
American boxer
Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1904
Place of Birth: Rockford, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 07-Nov-1967
Profession: boxer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Sammy Mandell
- Sammy Mandell (a.k.a.
- Samuel Mandella; February 5, 1904 – November 7, 1967) was a World lightweight boxing champion from 1926-1930.
- Born in Rockford, Illinois, and named Salvatore Mandala, he was known as the "Rockford Sheik" due to his Rudolph Valentino like good looks and as the "Rockford Flash" due to his fast hands and foot speed.
- His father was an Albanian and his mother Italian.
- Statistical boxing website BoxRec ranks Mandell as the 13th greatest lightweight boxer to have ever lived.
- He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1998.
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