Tex Rickard

Tex Rickard
Born
George Lewis Rickard

(1870-01-02)January 2, 1870[1]
DiedJanuary 6, 1929(1929-01-06) (aged 59)[1]
Occupations
  • Gambler
  • bartender
  • boxing promoter
Years active1896–1929
Known for
Spouses
  • Leona Bittick
    (m. 1894; died 1895)
  • Edith Mae Haig
    (m. 1902; died 1925)
  • Maxine Hodges
    (m. 1926)
Children3

George Lewis "Tex" Rickard (January 2, 1870 – January 6, 1929[1]) was an American boxing promoter, founder of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL), and builder of the third incarnation of Madison Square Garden in New York City. During the 1920s, Tex Rickard was the leading promoter of the day, and he has been compared to P. T. Barnum and Don King.[citation needed] Sports journalist Frank Deford has written that Rickard "first recognized the potential of the star system."[2] Rickard also operated several saloons, hotels, and casinos, all named Northern and located in Alaska, Nevada, and Canada.

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  2. ^ Deford, Frank (1971), Five Strides On The Banked Track, Little, Brown and Company, p. 110