Metz also made numerous TV appearances television documentaries most notably, A&E's The Real West series, which is also shown on The History Channel.
[2] He was primarily stationed at Biggs Army Airfield in El Paso, where he was a propeller mechanic, attaining the rank of staff sergeant, which he would later portray in his book Fort Bliss: An Illustrated History.
Metz wrote between fifteen and nineteen books,[3][2] most notably John Selman: Texas Gunfighter and a biography of Old West lawman Pat Garrett.
This award recognizes an individual who has made a significant, long-term contribution to historic preservation in Texas.
[citation needed] Metz, who lived in El Paso, Texas, since the days after his graduation from high school, was married to the former Cheryl Schilling, a speech therapist for autistic children.