Mike O'Rourke

Mike O'Rourke

Michael "Mike" O'Rourke (1862–1882), aka "Johnny O'Rourke" or "Johnny-Behind-the-Deuce", was a professional gambler of the Old West, whose notoriety is mainly due to Old West lawman and legend Wyatt Earp's having saved him from being lynched in Tombstone, Arizona Territory in 1881.

Read more about Mike O'Rourke:  Life in Tombstone, Film Discrepancies

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