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Buford Pusser Home and Museum in Adamsville. 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.
Louisiana State Penitentiary, from where Nix perpetrated a "Lonely Hearts" scam. Kirksey McCord Nix Jr. (born 1943) is the former boss of the Dixie Mafia. [1] [2]He was a suspect in the assassination attempt on Sheriff Buford Pusser and in the death of Buford's wife on August 12, 1967.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 February 2025. American actor and singer (born 1961) This article is about the singer himself. For his self-titled debut album, see Leif Garrett (album). Leif Garrett Garrett in 2017 Background information Birth name Leif Per Nervik Born (1961-11-08) November 8, 1961 (age 63) Origin Hollywood ...
War on moonshiners. Buford Pusser was a basketball star at Adamsville High School in the mid-1950s. At 6-foot-6, he played center, and averaged a tick under 20 points per game.
The ambush was featured in a 1973 movie called “Walking Tall.”
Buford Pusser and the ambush. Pauline Pusser was only 33 years old when she was killed. She was a mother of three. The Aug. 13, 1967 edition of The Tennessean said Pusser was killed and her ...
Finally, Pauline and Pusser are ambushed in their car. Pauline is killed and Pusser is seriously injured. Pusser is admitted to the hospital after being shot, and while still in a neck-and-face cast, attends his wife's funeral. Afterward, Pusser rams a sheriff cruiser through the front doors of The Lucky Spot, killing two of his would-be assassins.
In his next pursuit, Svenson took over the role of lawman Buford Pusser from Joe Don Baker in both sequels to the hit 1973 film Walking Tall, after Pusser himself, who had originally agreed to take over the role, died in an automobile crash. He reprised the role again for the short-lived 1981 television series of the same name.