“Don’t give up. Don’t take no for an answer,” Rocco Commisso told 60 Minutes in 2023. With the hustle he learned on the streets of the Bronx and exceptional timing, Commisso built a cable TV empire and a net worth of $8 billion. The ACF Fiorentina owner died Saturday at age 76. | 60 Minutes

People say “It’s not personal; it’s business.” But ACF Fiorentina owner Rocco Commisso rejects that’s idea. “That’s crap,” he told 60 Minutes in 2023. “I hate to destroy people’s lives because I have to go in and make an extra million dollars.” Commisso said he had a streak of 25 years of profits and has never laid off workers. He died Saturday at age 76. | 60 Minutes