Tex Rickard: Boxing's Greatest Promoter

by Colleen Aycock and Mark Scott

Whether opening saloons, raising cattle, or promoting sporting events, George Lewis "Tex" Rickard (1870-1929) possessed a drive to be the best. After an early career as a cowboy and Texas sheriff, Rickard pioneered the largest ranch in South America, built a series of profitable saloons in the Klondike and Nevada gold rushes, and turned boxing into a million-dollar sport. As "the Father of Madison Square Garden," he promoted over 200 fights, including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786465913
• ISBN13: 9780786465910
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher