Tex Rickard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetTex Rickard
American sports promoter
Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1870
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Date of Death: 06-Jan-1929
Profession: boxing promoter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About 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.
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- 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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