And Billy the Kid is another fascination of mine;)
Yeah, William Bonney was a fascinating person of the old west. However, after the Lincoln County wars and the death of his mentor, John Tunstall, he turned into a murderous rogue, IIRC.
After doing some Googling about William Bonney, I just read that he worked for Henry Hooker in his early days in Arizona. Hooker gave sanctuary to the Earps during their Vendetta Ride. Never new there was a connection.
The old west was such an interesting time. Bill Hickock was a true fast-draw gunslinger. It's also interesting that he died by some punk who shot him in the back.
Jeapordy question: What was the poker hand Hickock had when he was shot? No Googling.
10. Billy the Kid;
9. James, "Killin Jim" Miller;
8. John Wesley Hardin...knew he would be included;
7. Dan Brogan;
6. William "Wild Bill" Longley;
5, Harvey "Kid Curry" Logan. Thought to be the basis of the "Sundance Kid";
4. Luke Short. Had an incident with Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp in Dodge City. No gun play amongst them but was known otherwise to be fast and accutate draw;
3. Dallas Stoudenmire;
2. William "Curly Bill" Brocius of Tombstone fame;
1. James "Wild Bill" Hickok. The most deadliest of all.
Interesting that many of these fast-draw deadly pistoliers were also lawmen at some point in their lives. Also interesting the Johnny Ringo was not in the top 10. As for Doc Holiday, his reputation was more of pulling on someone when not expecting. Of course, this is just one web site.