Buffalo Bill
This goo was worth a point in July 2025.
publication date: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 (part of July 2025)
category: 
Theater
clue: The town of Cody, Wyoming is named after him, even though he's named after bison. He became famous for killing an enormous number of them, as he boasted about in his hugely successful Old West traveling theater show.
explanation: Bill Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, was a frontiersman and soldier who killed a large number of bison as a trapper and hunter. Later in life, he founded a traveling show that spread the legend of his life and secured his fame as a well-known figure of the Old West. more…
intended difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and Stan Iwanchuk
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