Old Man Clanton & the Red Sash Cowboys

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

Education, History

4.8 • 833 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

We’ve all seen Tombstone, but how much do you really know about the origins of the Clantons? Or to be more specific, how much do you know about the family patriarch, Newman “Old Man” Clanton? Is it true he was really the meanest of the Cochise County Cowboys? Join me today as we trace Old Man Clanton from Tennessee to Arizona. We’ll discuss his association with other bandits like Curly Bill Brocius and John Kinney, his alleged atrocities on the Mexican border, and finally, his untimely demise in Skull Canyon. And yes, we’ll also take a look at whether or not the Cochise County Cowboys really wore those red sashes. Make sure you stick around to the end for a little bonus Wild West Q&A. We’ll talk about everything from Billy the Kid’s lost guns to the weird story behind the Oklahoma panhandle and even the missing intro music! Legends & Outlaws Calendar! https://wildwestcalendar.com/ Homicide Rates in the Old West | OHIO - https://cjrc.osu.edu/research/interdisciplinary/hvd/homicide-rates-american-west Merch! https://wildwestextramerch.com/ Buy Me A Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/wildwest Check out the website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/ Join Patreon for ad-free bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/wildwestextra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Think about cheese.
0:02.0	Make your thoughts cheesier.
0:04.2	Now add 100% chicken breast fillet, Chipotle sauce and Amadea cheese melt.
0:08.3	And it's giving the new cheesy chicken stack at McDonald's.
0:12.0	Did we mention it's cheesy?
0:13.9	Cheese.
0:15.8	Available to the 4th of Jan, 2026 from 11 a.m.
0:18.1	Plus and participation may vary.
0:19.2	Subjects availability.
0:20.1	We've all seen the movie Tombstone, right? Or at the very least, you've probably heard about Wyatt Earp and his feud with the Clantons. But where exactly did the Clantons originate? And is it true that the family patriarch Newman Clanton was really the meanest of the bunch? Well, today we'll be discussing just that. We'll trace old man
0:38.2	Clanton from Tennessee all the way to Texas. We'll talk about his association with other
0:42.4	outlaws like Curly Bill Brocious and we'll examine his untimely, yet extremely violent demise
0:47.9	just two and a half months prior to the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. And yes, we'll also
0:52.8	discuss whether or not the Cowboys of Tombstone really wore those
0:56.0	red sashes like you see in the movie.
0:58.4	And stick around to the end because I'll also be answering a few questions and comments
1:01.9	from the audience.
1:03.3	Everything from what happened to Billy the kid's guns after his death to how the Oklahoma
1:07.4	Panhandle came into existence, the history of Fort Worth, and I'll even address
1:11.7	what in the hell happened to the intro music. My name's Josh, and this is the Wild West
1:17.3	extravaganza.
1:32.9	Newman Haynes Clanton was born in Davidson County, Tennessee, sometime around the year 1816.
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