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| | |  Amarillo Slim: Encyclopedia II - Amarillo Slim - Professional poker playerBefore becoming a well known face and tournament poker player, Preston was a rounder and toured the country looking for gambling action along with Doyle Brunson and Sailor Roberts.
Preston won the 1972 World Series of Poker main event. Following his victory he went on several talk shows, and even had a bit part in the movie California Split, making him moderately famous outside the poker world. He has appeared on The Tonight Show over 10 times, Good Morning America, 60 Minutes, The Tomorrow Show, Panora ...
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| | | | Amarillo Slim: Encyclopedia II - Amarillo Texas - Economy Amarillo is a vibrant economic hub serving portions of five states. Once known as the "Helium Capital of the World", Amarillo lies just south of the heart of one America's most productive natural gas fields and is in the middle of the most concentrated beef producing areas in the United States. As the dairy industry flees California, Amarillo serves what is fast becoming a major milk producing area as many multi-million dollar state of the art dairies are built west of the city. Other major employers include Bell Helicopter Textron (final as ...
See also:Amarillo Texas, Amarillo Texas - History, Amarillo Texas - Geography, Amarillo Texas - Demographics, Amarillo Texas - Economy, Amarillo Texas - Transportation, Amarillo Texas - Sites of interest, Amarillo Texas - Education, Amarillo Texas - Colleges and universities, Amarillo Texas - Media and entertainment, Amarillo Texas - Amarillo featured in entertainment, Amarillo Texas - Sports teams, Amarillo Texas - Notable citizens of Amarillo Read more here: » Amarillo Texas: Encyclopedia II - Amarillo Texas - Economy |
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| | | | Amarillo Slim: Encyclopedia II - Doyle Brunson - Poker career Brunson started off by playing in illegal games in Exchange Street, Fort Worth, Texas with a friend named Dwayne Hamilton. Eventually they began travelling around Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, playing in bigger games, and met fellow-professionals Amarillo Slim and Sailor Roberts. Hamilton moved back to Fort Worth, while the others teamed up and travelled around together, gambling on poker, golf and, in Doyle's words, "just about everything".[1] They pool ...
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| | | | Amarillo Slim: Encyclopedia II - Amarillo Texas - History In 1514, a Spanish conquistador named Francisco Coronado was the first European to visit the present day Amarillo region. In April 1887, J. T. Berry established a site for a town after he chose a well-watered section along the way of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad, which had begun building across the Texas Panhandle.
Berry and Colorado City, Texas merchants wanted to make their new town site the region's main trading center. On August 30, 1887, Berry's town site won the county seat election and was established in Potter Count ...
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| | | | Amarillo Slim: Encyclopedia II - Johnson Arkansas - Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 2,319 people, 928 households, and 638 families residing in the city. The population density is 289.8/km² (751.2/mi²). There are 990 housing units at an average density of 123.7/km² (320.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 91.55% White, 1.42% Black or African American, 0.69% Native American, 2.11% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.68% from other races, and 2.46% from two or more races. 3.19% of t ...
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| | | | Amarillo Slim: Encyclopedia II - Stu Ungar - From gin to poker to drugs Ungar was originally a champion gin player. When he was 10 years old in 1963, he won a local tournament. By 1967, he was regarded as one of the best players in New York. He dropped out of school in 1968 to play gin rummy full time and began winning tournaments earning him $10,000 or more. He later moved to Miami, Florida to find more action, and in 1976, he left for Las Vegas, Nevada.
Though he is more well known for his poker accomplishments, Ungar regarded himself as a better gin rummy player, once stating, "Some day, I suppose it's ...
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| | | | Amarillo Slim: Encyclopedia II - Amarillo, Texas - Sports teams The city is home to the indoor minor league football team called the Amarillo Dusters, which play in the AF2. There is also the Amarillo Gorillas which is part of the Central Hockey League. Amarillo, formerly home of the AA Amarillo Gold Sox and the independent Amarillo Dillas, is now without a profesional baseball team.
West Texas A&M features a full slate of NCAA Division II teams; however, Amarillo College is one of the few communit ...
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| | | | Amarillo Slim: Encyclopedia II - Amarillo, Texas - Education
Amarillo, Texas - Colleges and universities.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau 20.5 percent of all adults over the age of 25 in Amarillo have obtained a bachelor's degree, as compared to a national average of 24.4 percent of adults over 25.
Amarillo has 2 higher education institutions. Amarillo College is a two-year fully-accredited community college with over 10,000 students. Wayland Baptist University, a private university which is based in Plainview, has a branch campus in Amarillo but only offers ...
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| | | | Amarillo Slim: Encyclopedia II - Amarillo, Texas - Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 173,627 people, 67,699 households, and 45,764 families residing in the city. The population density is 746.0/km² (1,932.1/mi²). There are 72,408 housing units at an average density of 311.1/km² (805.8/mi²). Given Amarillo's growth rate, however, the numbers have increased, and the MSA population is now well over 225,000.
The racial makeup of the city is 77.50% White, 5.97% African American, 0.78% Native American, 2.05% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 11.32% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. 21.86% of th ...
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| | | | Amarillo Slim: Encyclopedia II - Amarillo, Texas - Geography Amarillo is located at 35°11'57" North, 101°50'43" West (35.199252, -101.845163)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 233.9 km² (90.3 mi²). 232.7 km² (89.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.50% water.
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| | | | Amarillo Slim: Encyclopedia II - Amarillo, Texas - Transportation Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport is located in Amarillo, and was named after the Amarillo native Rick Husband, who died aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. The airport is served by Southwest Airlines, Continental Express, Great Lakes Aviation, and American Eagle, with non stop service to Dallas (Love Field and Dallas/Fort Worth International), Houston (Intercontinental), Albuquerque, Denver, and Las Vegas.
Major highways
Interstate 27
Interstate 40
U.S. Highway 60
See also:Amarillo, Texas, Amarillo, Texas - History, Amarillo, Texas - Geography, Amarillo, Texas - Demographics, Amarillo, Texas - Economy, Amarillo, Texas - Transportation, Amarillo, Texas - Sites of interest, Amarillo, Texas - Education, Amarillo, Texas - Colleges and universities, Amarillo, Texas - Media and entertainment, Amarillo, Texas - Amarillo featured in entertainment, Amarillo, Texas - Sports teams, Amarillo, Texas - Notable citizens of Amarillo Read more here: » Amarillo, Texas: Encyclopedia II - Amarillo, Texas - Transportation |
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| | | | Amarillo Slim: Encyclopedia II - Amarillo, Texas - Economy Amarillo is a vibrant economic hub serving portions of five states. Once known as the "Helium Capital of the World", Amarillo lies just south of the heart of one America's most productive natural gas fields and is in the middle of the most concentrated beef producing areas in the United States. As the dairy industry flees California, Amarillo serves what is fast becoming a major milk producing area as many multi-million dollar state of the art dairies are built west of the city. Other major employers include Bell Helicopter Textron (final as ...
See also:Amarillo, Texas, Amarillo, Texas - History, Amarillo, Texas - Geography, Amarillo, Texas - Demographics, Amarillo, Texas - Economy, Amarillo, Texas - Transportation, Amarillo, Texas - Sites of interest, Amarillo, Texas - Education, Amarillo, Texas - Colleges and universities, Amarillo, Texas - Media and entertainment, Amarillo, Texas - Amarillo featured in entertainment, Amarillo, Texas - Sports teams, Amarillo, Texas - Notable citizens of Amarillo Read more here: » Amarillo, Texas: Encyclopedia II - Amarillo, Texas - Economy |
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| | | | Amarillo Slim: Encyclopedia II - Amarillo, Texas - Media and entertainment Amarillo's primary newspaper is the Amarillo Globe-News.
See also: List of television stations in Amarillo
Amarillo, Texas - Amarillo featured in entertainment.
Cast Away - Tom Hanks' character was near the Amarillo part of I-40.
George Strait - Had a country hit called "Amarillo By Morning."
The Grapes of Wrath - The Joad Family passed Amarillo during their trip.
"(Get Your Kicks) on Route 66" - popular jazz song written by B ...
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| | | | Amarillo Slim: Encyclopedia II - Amarillo, Texas - Sites of interest Amarillo is the home of The Big Texan Steak Ranch, which was made famous by offering visitors a free 72 ounce (2 kg) beef steak if they eat it in under an hour.
Palo Duro Canyon State Park is America's second largest canyon, after the Grand Canyon. The canyon is located south of Amarillo. In Palo Duro Canyon, an outdoor musical called Texas Legacies plays nightly during the summer.
West of Amarillo and just south of Interstate 40, the Cadillac Ranch is a monument of painted Cadillac automobiles that were dug into the grou ...
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| | | | Amarillo Slim: Encyclopedia II - Amarillo Texas - Economy Amarillo is considered the regional economical center for the Texas Panhandle as well as eastern New Mexico and the Oklahoma Panhandle. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the industry with the largest contribution to personal income in the city was the services industry with 23.52 percent in 2000. The government industry contributed 16.37 percent while retail trade category contributed 10.16 percent.
The city's largest employer in 2005 is Tyson Foods with 3,700 employees. The Amarillo Independent School District is next ...
See also:Amarillo Texas, Amarillo Texas - History, Amarillo Texas - Law and government, Amarillo Texas - 2005 Commission members, Amarillo Texas - City administration, Amarillo Texas - Geography, Amarillo Texas - Demographics, Amarillo Texas - Economy, Amarillo Texas - Transportation, Amarillo Texas - Utilities, Amarillo Texas - Sites of interest, Amarillo Texas - Education, Amarillo Texas - Colleges and universities, Amarillo Texas - Primary and secondary education, Amarillo Texas - Public library, Amarillo Texas - Media and entertainment, Amarillo Texas - Amarillo featured in entertainment, Amarillo Texas - Sports teams, Amarillo Texas - Notable natives citizens and associated people, Amarillo Texas - Notes Read more here: » Amarillo Texas: Encyclopedia II - Amarillo Texas - Economy |
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