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2. Buford Pusser - Wikipedia

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   Pusser was the subject of three biographical books written by W.R. Morris: The Twelfth of August: The Story of Buford Pusser (1971), Buford: True Story of "Walking Tall" Sheriff Buford Pusser (1984), and The State Line Mob: A True Story of Murder and Intrigue (1990).

3. TBI agents exhume body of 'Walking Tall' Buford Pusser ... - AOL

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   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 ...

4. Walking Tall (1973 film) - Wikipedia

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   Buford Pusser, at his wife Pauline's behest, retires from the professional wrestling ring, and moves back to Tennessee to start a logging business with his father Carl Pusser. With a friend, Pusser visits a gambling and prostitution establishment "The Lucky Spot", and is beaten up after catching the house cheating at craps .

5. The wife of a famed Tennessee sheriff died in a 1967 ... - AOL

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   Buford Pusser spent six years as McNairy County sheriff beginning in 1964, and aimed to rid McNairy County of organized crime, from moonshiners to gamblers. He was allegedly shot eight times ...

6. Walking Tall (2004 film) - Wikipedia

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   Both the character and the story are based on Sheriff Buford Pusser and his time as sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee. The film is dedicated to his memory. Johnny Knoxville as Ray Templeton, Chris' friend and former convict who is deputized by Chris; Neal McDonough as Jay Hamilton, Chris' former friend and owner of the casino. He is also the ...

7. TBI agents exhume body of Pauline Pusser, wife of famous ...

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   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 ...

8. Walking Tall: Final Chapter - Wikipedia

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   While Buford and Grady stake out a still run by O.Q. Teal and his brother Udell, Buford witnesses O.Q. beat his son Robby. Buford intervenes and beats O.Q. in the same manner. After blowing up the still, he takes Robby to an orphanage. At his office, Buford finds a message from Luan Paxton, a prostitute who helped Buford defeat the state line gang.

9. Buford Pusser was once his hero. Now, this ex-sheriff has a ...

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   The second movie strayed even further from Pusser's real-life story. Buford Pusser died in a single car accident at age 36 in 1974. His Corvette hit an embankment on Highway 64 at a high-rate of ...