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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.
The Commerical Appeal ran a full-page article chronicling McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser's life after he was killed in a car crash in August 1974. Buford Pusser's name is infamous in Tennessee.
In 1964, he decided to run for McNairy County Sheriff, and his opponent, James Dickey, died in a car accident just before the election. Pusser served as the McNairy County Sheriff from 1964-69.
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.
Walking Tall Part 2 is the 1975 sequel to the crime/action film, Walking Tall. Walking Tall Part 2 was directed by Earl Bellamy, and produced by Charles A. Pratt.The film stars Bo Svenson as Buford Pusser, replacing Joe Don Baker, who played Pusser in the first Walking Tall film.
The Commerical Appeal ran a full-page article chronicling McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser's life after he was killed in a car crash in August 1974. Buford Pusser's name is infamous in Tennessee.
The ambush was featured in a 1973 movie called “Walking Tall.”
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.