BUFORD HAYSE PUSSER

Legendary Sheriff of McNairy County

1964-1970

Born on December 12, 1937, between Finger and Leapwood, Tennessee, Buford Hayse Pusser met each challenge of life head on and established himself as a man among men with a reputation that spread around the world. The second son...Click here to read the entire story.

 

A man who "Walked Tall" in McNairy County

by Janet Rail

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Pusser’s younger years

By John Smith

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Pusser’s only living deputy remembers him

by John Smith

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Sister shares special memories

by Janet Rail

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Pusser kills Hathcock at Shamrock Motel

by John Smith

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On Christmas Day

Pusser shoots and kills Hamilton in apartment in Selmer

By John Smith

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McNairy sheriff shot, wife slain in ambush

By John Smith

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