Why is buffalo bill famous?

Answer 1

for killing buffalo

One day he was out hunting when some of the other hunters were laughing at how weak he looked.

When the buffalo herd was killed, Cody was the one being praised. He shot and killed all eleven buffalo with twelve shots. The hunters praised him and called him "Buffalo Bill."

Answer 2

William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26, 1846 - January 10, 1917) was an American soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory (now the American state of Iowa), near Le Claire. He was one of the most colorful figures of the American Old West, and mostly famous for the shows he organized with cowboy themes. Buffalo Bill received the Medal of Honor in 1872. He was married to Louisa Frederici. He had for children, two had died young. While giving an anti-slavery speech at the local trading post, he so inflamed the supporters of slavery in the audience that they formed a mob and one of them stabbed him. Cody helped to drag his father to safety, although he never fully recovered from his injuries. The family was constantly persecuted by the supporters of slavery, forcing Isaac Cody to spend much of his time away from home. His enemies learned of a planned visit to his family and plotted to kill him on the way. Cody, despite his youth and the fact that he was ill, rode 30 miles (48 km) to warn his father. Cody's father died in 1857 from complications from his stabbing. After his father's death, the Cody family suffered financial difficulties, and Cody, aged 11, took a job with freight carrier as a "boy extra," riding up and down the length of a wagon train, delivering messages. From here, he joined Johnston's Army as an unofficial member of the scouts assigned to guide the Army to Utah to put down a falsely-reported rebellion by the Mormon population of Salt Lake City. According to Cody's account in Buffalo Bill's Own Story, the Utah War was where he first began his career as an "Indian fighter". Presently the moon rose, dead ahead of me; and painted boldly across its face was the figure of an Indian. He wore the war-bonnet of the Sioux, at his shoulder was a rifle pointed at someone in the river-bottom 30 feet (9 m) below; in another second he would drop one of my friends. I raised my old muzzle-loader and fired. The figure collapsed, tumbled down the bank and landed with a splash in the water. 'What is it?' called McCarthy, as he hurried back. 'It's over there in the water,'. 'Hi!' he cried. 'Little Billy's killed an Indian all by himself!' So began my career as an Indian fighter. At the age of 14, Cody was struck by gold fever, but on his way to the gold fields, he met an agent for the Pony Express. He signed with them and after building several way stations and corrals was given a job as a rider, which he kept until he was called home to his sick mother's bedside. His mother recovered, and Cody, who wished to enlist as a soldier, but was refused for his age, began working with a United States freight caravan which delivered supplies to Fort Laramie.

Answer 3

Glad you asked I just did a report on Bill. William Frederick Cody a.k.a. Buffalo Bill was famous for his Wild West Show which included Annie Oakley ,an American sharpshooter. The shows were a big deal when they came to town. He was also famous for his amazing skill to hunt buffalo.

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Answer 4

The man's name was William Cody, and was known as just Bill. His show consisted of demonstrations of how the Indians would hunt bison (buffalo), so the newspapers started calling him "Buffalo Bill". The name caught on.

Answer 5

("Buffalo Bill") Cody Comstock. Cody earned the nickname by killing 4,280 buffalo in 8 months

Answer 6

William (Buffalo Bill) Cody was a Scout for the U.S. Army in the later part of the Civil war. For a complete bio, please refer to the follwing link - http://www.bbhc.org/bbm/biographyBB.cfm