Walking Tall is a 1973 American action semi-biopic film of Sheriff Buford Pusser, a former professional wrestler-turned-lawman in McNairy County, Tennessee. It starred Joe Don Baker as Pusser. The ...
Joe Don Baker, the actor who as the real-life Sheriff Buford Pusser in the 1973 vigilante film Walking Tall carried a big stick to mete out his own Tennessee brand of justice, died May 7, his family ...
One of many photos of Buford Pusser on display at the Buford Pusser Home & Museum.Ray Di Pietro for BI Pauline Pusser was the wife of a sheriff, so her chores were a bit unusual. She cooked meals for ...
Q. What former lawman was "Walking Tall" in the Scenic City in 1973? A. Buford Pusser, the former McNairy County, Tennessee, sheriff who gained prominence for his crime-fighting efforts, visited ...