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William Bonney (born William Henry McCarty, Jr.) (November 23, 1859 –  July 14, 1867), better known as Billy the Kid, was a 19th-century American boy hooligan who became an infamous child outlaw in the Wild West.

Young Outlaw on Skate Shoes
According to legend and just for kicks, Billy would knock down unsuspecting citizens then make a quick escape on his Heelys roller shoes. He claimed to have toppled as many as 160 men, however historians say a more accurate estimate is probably between 70 and 80. _ His first victim, a child psychologist, was toppled in 1865, being from his established though uncertain birth date then age 7, although he could have been as young as 6.

Death as a Kid
July 14, 1867: Three sarsaparilla(s) too many and late for his shift in the mines, the young rapscallion rushed to work wearing his new Heelys wheeled shoes (at the time, the legal drinking age was 6). _ An errant tumbleweed caused Billy to veer, his legs going in opposite directions. The town doctor did everything he could but no matter how much they leech(ed) him it was hopeless: a pulled groin was fatal in those times.

Historians speculate that had Billy the Kid been wearing more steady footwear, by bootmakers such as Justin (See  The Justin Boot Company), he may have made it to the mine unharmed. See Orphan City mine collapse of 1868.