Researching Tex Rickard
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2043 people with the Rickard surname? In that year Rickard was ranked number 1803 for popularity in the UK. |
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Records of Tex Rickard on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tex Rickard and the Rickard Family History
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Some Famous People called Tex Rickard
Tex Rickard
George Lewis "Tex" Rickard (January 2, 1870 – January 6, 1929) 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. Sports journalist Frank Deford has written that Rickard "first recognized the potential of the star system." Rickard also operated several saloons, hotels, and casinos, all named Northern and located in Alaska, Nevada, and Canada.
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Other names that sound a bit like Rickard
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