Editing Tim McCoy (section)

==Early years==
Tim McCoy was born in [[Saginaw, Michigan]], on April 10, 1891. His father was an Irish Union Civil War veteran and Police Chief.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Tim McCoy papers 1917-1987|url=https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wyu-ah06415.xml|access-date=2021-06-22|website=rmoa.unm.edu|archive-date=June 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629012044/https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wyu-ah06415.xml|url-status=dead}}</ref> While attending [[St. Ignatius College Prep|St. Ignatius College]] (now [[Loyola University Chicago|Loyola University]]) McCoy saw a Wild West show that influenced him to purchase a one-way ticket west. He ended up in [[Lander, Wyoming]], where he worked as a ranch hand. While there, he became an expert horseman and roper while developing an extensive knowledge of the customs and languages of the local American Indian tribes.<ref name=":0"/> McCoy was a renowned expert in [[Plains Indian Sign Language|Indian sign language]] and was named "High Eagle" by the [[Arapaho]] tribe of the [[Wind River Indian Reservation|Wind River reservation]]. He also competed in numerous rodeos.{{Citation needed |date=August 2024}}