This goo was worth a point in December 2023. This was a bonus goo, so Russ Wilhelm could not earn a point for it.

publication date: Thursday, November 30, 2023 (part of December 2023)

category: Legends

clue: Despite making a living as a slave smuggler, killing a sheriff in a knife fight, becoming a Mexican citizen, and dying in bed during a notorious loss in Texan military history, he remains an icon of American history, forever associated with his namesake blade.

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and Richard Slominsky


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