The Truth Behind Legendary Old West Gambling Gunslinger Doc Holliday

A Friendship Is Born

Although the details remain murky, Holliday befriended Wyatt Earp, an Old West lawman and gambler and deputy marshal. Legend has it that Earp was pursuing “Dirty” Dave Rudabaugh, the leader of a group of outlaws, when he met Holliday while gambling. He questioned Holliday about the bandits’ whereabouts…

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