James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876)
He was known as Wild Bill Hickok, a legend of the American Old
West. His skills as a gunfighter and scout, along with his reputation
as a lawman and professional gambler, resulted in his fame, though
some of his exploits are fictionalized.
Hickok came to the West as a stagecoach driver, then became a
lawman in the frontier territories of Kansas and Nebraska. Hickok
was involved in several notable shootouts. He was shot and killed
while playing poker in a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory,
now South Dakota.
The grave marker of Wild Bill in Deadwood, South Dakota
VERY SUPERSTISOUS…..WHEN PLAYING POKER
HE WOULD ALWAYS SIT WITH HIS BACK AGAINST
…..EXCEPT THIS DAY! HE WAS SHOT IN THE
BACK BY JACK MCCALL, AKA “BROKEN NOSE”
JACK MCCALL. WILD BILL WAS HOLDING TWO
PAIR AT THE TIME…..ACES AND EIGHTS, KNOWN
IN POKER TODAY AS THE DEADMANS HAND! I
THINK I WOULD FOLD IF I GOT THOSE CARDS!!!
VERY SUPERSTISOUS…..WHEN PLAYING POKER
HE WOULD ALWAYS SIT WITH HIS BACK AGAINST THE WALL, EXCEPT THIS DAY! HE WAS SHOT IN THE BACK BY “BROKEN NOSE” JACK
MCCALL. WILD BILL WAS HOLDING TWO PAIR AT
THE TIME…..ACES AND EIGHTS, KNOWN IN
POKER TODAY AS THE DEADMANS HAND!
I THINK I WOULD FOLD IF I GOT THOSE CARDS!!!