Danny Nardico was born on July 3, 1925, and attended Thomas W. Harvey High School in Painesville, Ohio.
[1] In December 1952, The Ring ranked Nardico fifth in the light heavyweight class just prior to his fight with Jake LaMotta.
That same night, Nardico and Benson wrestled in a tag team match that ended when the teammates nearly got into a fight.
The movie Raging Bull (1980) told LaMotta's story and Nardico became angry that his knockdown was omitted from the film.
He moved to California late in life, where he died in 2010 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for several years.