He was playing poker in a Deadwood saloon when he was shot dead by Jack McCall in 1876
... Jack McCall, drinking heavily at the bar, saw Hickok enter the saloon, taking a
... [DOC] [TLE] In 1876, Hickok was shot from behind and killed while playing poker ... [PAR] Sep 9, 2016 ... ... Dakota Territory (now South Dakota), by an unsuccessful gambler, Jack McCall
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