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William Bonney (born William Henry McCarty, Jr. (November 23, 1859[1] – c. July 14, 1869), better known as Billy the Kid, was a 19th-century American boy dare devil who became a pre-teen outlaw in the American Old West.

According to legend and just for kicks, he knocked down 121 men, quickly escaping on shoes with wheels or roller shoes by Heelys [2] but it is generally believed that he flogged between seventy and eighty.[2] His first victim was shoved in 1865, being from his established though uncertain birthdate then age 7, although he could have been as young as 6.[1][3]

Death as a Kid
July 14, 1869: Three sarsaparillas too many and late for his shift in the mines, Billy the Kid rushed to work on his new Heeleys (at the time, the legal drinking age was 7). An errant tumbleweed caused Billy to veer, his legs went in opposite directions. The town doctor did everything he could but no matter how much they leeched him it was no use, even a pulled groin was fatal in those times.

Historians speculate that had Billy been wearing more steady footwear, by bootmakers such as The Justin Boot Company, he may have made it to the mines unharmed.