Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was born William Frederick Cody in the American state of Iowa, near Le Claire . He was one of the most colorful figures of the Old West, and was perhaps a bit misunderstood.

Nickname and work life

He assumed his nickname for supplying Kansas Pacific Railroad workers with buffalo meat. The nickname originally referred to Bill Comstock. Cody won the nickname from him in 1868 in a buffalo killing contest 69 to 48.

Related Topics:
Kansas Pacific Railroad - Buffalo meat - Bill Comstock - 1868

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He worked many jobs, having been a trapper, bullwhacker, "Fifty-Niner" in Colorado, a Pony Express rider in 1860, wagonmaster, stagecoach driver, a Civil War soldier, and even a hotel manager. But he became famous for his Wild West Show.

Related Topics:
Trapper - Fifty-Niner - Colorado - Pony Express - 1860 - Stagecoach - Civil War - Hotel - Manager - Wild West Show

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