A cattle rancher who “moved a herd of 1,600 cattle down from Colorado to Palo Duro Canyon.” His effort led to the creation of the XIT ranch and to his reputation as the forefather of the Texas Panhandle. In 1916, he held “the last buffalo hunt” on his ranch in Palo Duro Canyon. Ten thousand people showed up to watch Goodnight, by then an old man, chase an imported buffalo.