Overview
- Mediacom and ACF Fiorentina announced his death late Friday, saying he died after a prolonged period of medical treatment without disclosing a cause.
- Commisso founded Mediacom in 1995 and built it into one of the largest U.S. cable providers, serving more than three million customers across 22 states.
- He purchased the New York Cosmos in 2017 and ACF Fiorentina in 2019, overseeing runs to two UEFA Conference League finals and one Coppa Italia final.
- Fiorentina said the club’s training complex will permanently bear his name as the Rocco B. Commisso Viola Park.
- He is survived by his wife, Catherine, his children, Giuseppe and Marisa, and his sisters, Italia and Raffaelina, as the club acknowledges longer-term ownership questions.