Like many of the men who fought at the Alamo in 1836, David "Davy" Crockett was a recent arrival in Texas. Received as a celebrity, he had represented Tennessee in the U.S. Congress. He was ...

However, there were some extremely famous legends that did die at the Alamo. James Bowie, William B. Travis, and David Crockett, aka Davy Crockett, all fought and died in the Battle of the Alamo.