Question: who exactly was jimmy hoffa?
Answer: Hoffa, in full James Phillip Hoffa, (born May 19, 1941, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.), American labour leader elected general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) in 1998 and son of former Teamsters president James R. Hoffa. On his 18th birthday Hoffa was sworn in as a Teamster by his father.