Bat Masterson
1853–1921 (age 68)
Lawman/Journalist
Biography
Bat Masterson rode west as a lawman, gambler, and sportsman before finding a new calling as a journalist in New York, always carrying with him the code of honor that shaped the frontier and metropolitan spheres alike.
He chronicled the fighting world of boxing and the personalities of his era with a steady hand, reminding readers that courage could be matched by civility.