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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. He is known for his virtual one-man war on moonshining , prostitution , gambling , and other vices along the Mississippi–Tennessee state line.
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. The film was directed by Phil Karlson.
On May 24, 2018, at the 30th Annual Sheriff Buford Pusser Festival in Adamsville, Tennessee, Matt Riviera won the 1st Annual Sheriff Buford Pusser Memorial Cup, presented by Bert Prentice's USA Championship Wrestling, in a battle royal by last eliminating “Superstar” Bill Dundee.
He moved to Chicago, became a professional wrestler (known as Buford The Bull) and married Pauline Mullins. Pusser and his new wife moved to Adamsville in 1962, and he got his first job in law ...
The ambush was featured in a 1973 movie called “Walking Tall.”
1974 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. ... Buford Pusser, 37; September 3 – Mighty Jumbo (wrestler), 51;
Buford Pusser's life became a national story in 1971 when "The 12th of August," a book by W.R. Morris, was published. The gravesites, the Pusser home, and the memorial marking Buford’s fatal car ...
Footage of a professional wrestling match taking place in Manchester, England in 1937 ... December 12 – Buford Pusser (died in 1974) Deaths. January 8 ...