The unnamed son of Marshal James Strickland rode alongside his father on September 5, 1885, the night of the Hill Valley Festival, when Buford Tannen and his gang wanted entry into town. After the Marshal dealt with Tannen, he taught his son the fundamental principle of "discipline" – a concept he would carry with him and teach his children and so forth, eventually resulting in the strict discipline exemplified by Gerald Strickland and Edna Strickland.

Behind the scenesEdit

• In the novelization, Strickland's son witnesses his father being shot in the back by Tannen and runs to his fallen father's side, where the dying Marshal gives the boy the same advice for the final time.
• While it is never made clear, he is presumably the father of Gerald and Edna Strickland.

AppearancesEdit

• Back to the Future Part III
• Back to the Future Part III novelization