Salvatore Ruggiero

Salvatore Ruggiero
Born
Salvatore Frank Ruggiero Sr.

(1945-07-20)July 20, 1945
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 6, 1982(1982-05-06) (aged 36)
Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Georgia
Cause of deathAviation accident
Other names
  • "Sal the Sphinx"
  • "Sally Quack Quack"
Occupations
Relatives
AllegianceGambino crime family

Salvatore Frank Ruggiero Sr. (pronounced roo-JEH-roh; July 20, 1945 – May 6, 1982), also known as "Sal the Sphinx" and "Sally Quack Quack", was an American mobster, drug trafficker and Gambino crime family mob associate who was the younger brother of Angelo Ruggiero and ringleader of "The Pleasant Avenue Connection" which was a precursor to the Pizza Connection drug smuggling operation. He became a fugitive in the late 1970s. He was a passenger on an aircraft that crashed on May 6, 1982; his body was recovered on May 14.

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