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Buford Hayse Pusser (December 12, 1937 – August 21, 1974) was the sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee, from 1964 to 1970, and constable of Adamsville from 1970 to 1972. Pusser is known for his virtual one-man war on moonshining, prostitution, gambling, and other vices along the Mississippi–Tennessee state line.
Jan 8, 2024 · The sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee, from 1964 to 1970, Buford Pusser famously took on the Dixie Mafia — and avenged his wife's death.
Feb 14, 2024 · State authorities dug up the body of Pauline Pusser, wife of famed McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser, in search of an answer to a 56-year-old question — who killed her?
Walking Tall is a 1973 American neo-noir biographical vigilante action film based on the life of Buford Pusser, a professional wrestler-turned-lawman in McNairy County, Tennessee, played by Joe Don Baker.
Feb 9, 2024 · Pauline Pusser has been dead for 56 years without a suspect in the case. On Thursday, authorities exhumed her body, the wife of hard-charging sheriff Buford Pusser, who became known as a folk...
Feb 22, 1973 · Walking Tall: Directed by Phil Karlson. With Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Hartman, Leif Garrett, Dawn Lyn. Based on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, who almost single-handily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life.
Oct 8, 2017 · Immortalized by three screen portrayals of his career, Walking Tall (1973), Walking Tall II (1976), and Walking Tall III: The Final Chapter (1977), McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser earned a reputation as a hard-nosed, no nonsense law officer who settled disputes with a large homemade bat.
Aug 26, 2014 · When Buford Pusser became the sheriff of McNairy County in 1964, he didn't expect to become a legend and a hero for the underdogs.
Jul 5, 1999 · Pusser, in the space of his career, was stabbed seven times and shot eight. As the sun rose on the morning of August 12, 1967, he and his wife were ambushed on New Hope Road, a short-cut between Adamsville and the state line. Pauline was killed, but Buford, whose jaw was blasted almost entirely off, survived.
Mar 4, 2018 · Buford Pusser, The Man. He wrestled and defeated a live grizzly bear. He led a violent but successful campaign against moonshiners, gamblers, prostitutes and organized crime figures. His unusual methods of law enforcement earned him notoriety.
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