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Salvatore "Sally Rags" Ragusin was an associate of Peter Clemenza.

Biography[]

Usually referred to as "Sally Rags", he was a subordinate of Clemenza sent to keep an eye on Carlo Rizzi's bookkeeping operation. He spent most of his time there with Rizzi and his friend, a man named Coach.

When Rizzi was beaten up in the street by Sonny Corleone, Ragusin immediately reported the incident to Clemenza.

Behind the scenes[]

In The Godfather Papers and Other Confessions, Mario Puzo describes a gambler named Salvatore "Sally Rags" Ragusin, whom this character's name is apparantly a reference to. In The Godfather novel however he is only referred to as Sally Rags.

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