Wyatt Earp: Life and Legend He was not born a legend. He became one—one hard decision at a time. Wyatt Earp stands at the violent crossroads of American history, where law was written in dust, justice was enforced at gunpoint, and survival demanded iron resolve. Sheriff. Marshal. Gambler. Gunfighter. Myth. Man. Few names in the Old West carry the weight, controversy, and power of Wyatt Earp. This is the story behind the badge. From the infamous streets of Tombstone to the echoes of the O.K.