Feb 17, 2015 · It tells the story of an Arizona Ranger who rides into Agua Fria to shoot it out with the outlaw Texas Red. The big iron was his gun.

Aug 26, 2017 · Massey shot Red with a .351-caliber Winchester semi-automatic rifle, mortally wounding him. Red refused to say a word before he died a short time later.

Nov 17, 2020 · Fact Texas Red was an outlaw used in Marty Robbins song and also a western outlaw. Career During his life, he was accused of killing 4 people, and a bank robbery. He fled to Agua Fria for safety where he fought off 15 policemen and 5 armed citizens attempting to kill him.

Texas Red is the main antagonist of the 1960 country ballad, Big Iron, sung and written by the late Marty Robbins. He is an outlaw once residing in the Agua Fria, Arizona, who is feared by the town, until he is challenged to a duel by the Arizonan Ranger with "the big iron on his hip".

The song follows the story of an Arizona Ranger's duel with a 24-year-old outlaw named Texas Red. Taking place in the "town of Agua Fria", [a] the townspeople predict the death of the ranger. Texas Red, despite having already killed 20 men, is beaten in a duel due to the speed of the ranger, and the titular "big iron" gun.

Aug 13, 2017 · Red has been portrayed both as an out-of-control criminal terrorizing the region and a heroic figure who resisted and out-foxed authorities, said Simonton, whose upcoming book will be called “Let the Devil Out: Finding Texas Red.”

Aug 26, 2017 · It wasn’t clear whether Texas Red or Oklahoma Kid killed Hall, he said. The killing turned a local posse into a massive manhunt with some 200 officers, two National Guard companies and a team of FBI agents involved.

Aug 27, 2017 · She said Texas Red was a tall man, while Oklahoma Kid was short and always wore a black hat. She remembers when Phillip Shell showed up at her house trying to get up a posse.

Aug 21, 2017 · MEADVILLE — Come and listen to a story ’bout a man named Red — Texas Red, that is. Toughest outlaw in Franklin County, or so some said. But who knows for sure?

Check out my updated version of this video here: https://youtu.be/HXAEOWqu_NMThe story of an Arizona ranger's duel with a 24-year-old outlaw named Texas Red....