Wyatt Earp was a human.
Wyatt Earp . He was at different times a constable , city policeman , county sheriff , Deputy U.S. Marshal , teamster , buffalo hunter , bouncer , saloon-keeper , gambler , brothel keeper , miner , and boxing referee . He left Dodge City in 1879 and moved to Tombstone with his brothers James and Virgil , where a silver boom was underway . Earp was a lifelong gambler and was always looking for a quick way to make money . It became a bestseller and created his reputation as a fearless lawman .