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Buford Pusser

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Buford Hayse Pusser (December 12, 1937 – August 21, 1974) was the Sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee, from 1964 to 1970. [1]

39 relations: A Real American Hero (film), Adamsville, Tennessee, Beach House on the Moon, Biloxi, Mississippi, Bing Crosby, Chevrolet Corvette, Constable, Contract killing, Corinth, Mississippi, Cult following, Dallas, Dixie Mafia, Drive-By Truckers, Dwayne Johnson, Edward Humes, Finger, Tennessee, Florida State Road A1A, Gambling, Historical revisionism, Kevin Sorbo, Kirksey Nix, Louisiana State Penitentiary, M1 carbine, McNairy County, Tennessee, Moonshine, New Orleans, Prostitution, State Line Mob, Term limit, U.S. Route 45, United States Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps Recruit Training, Vice, Walking Tall (1973 film), Walking Tall (2004 film), Walking Tall (TV series), Walking Tall Part 2, Walking Tall: Final Chapter, Walking Tall: Lone Justice.

A Real American Hero (film)

A Real American Hero is an American television movie that aired on CBS on December 9, 1978.

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Adamsville, Tennessee

Adamsville is a town in Hardin and McNairy counties, Tennessee.

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Beach House on the Moon

Beach House on the Moon is the twenty-third studio album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett and was released on May 24, 1999.

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Biloxi, Mississippi

Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States.

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Bing Crosby

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977)Giddins 2001, pp.

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Chevrolet Corvette

The Chevrolet Corvette, known colloquially as the Vette or Chevy Corvette, is a sports car manufactured by Chevrolet.

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Constable

A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement.

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Contract killing

Contract killing is a form of murder in which one party hires another party to kill a target individual or group of people.

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Corinth, Mississippi

Corinth is a city in and the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States.

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Cult following

A cult following is a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a work of culture, often referred to as a cult classic.

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Dallas

Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Dixie Mafia

The Dixie Mafia is a criminal organization based in Biloxi, Mississippi that operates primarily in the Southern United States (hence the name dixie).

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Drive-By Truckers

The Drive-By Truckers are an alternative country/Southern rock band based in Athens, Georgia, though two of five current members (Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley) are originally from The Shoals region of northern Alabama, and the band strongly identifies with Alabama.

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Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name The Rock, is an American actor, producer, and semi-retired professional wrestler.

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Edward Humes

Edward Humes is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and non-fiction writer.

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Finger, Tennessee

Finger is a city in McNairy County, Tennessee.

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Florida State Road A1A

State Road A1A (SR A1A) is a north-south Florida State Road that runs along the Atlantic Ocean, from Key West at the southern tip of Florida, to Fernandina Beach, just south of Georgia on Amelia Island.

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Gambling

Gambling is the wagering of money or something of value (referred to as "the stakes") on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning money or material goods.

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Historical revisionism

In historiography, the term historical revisionism identifies the re-interpretation of the historical record.

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Kevin Sorbo

Kevin David Sorbo (born September 24, 1958) is an American actor.

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Kirksey Nix

Kirksey McCord Nix Jr. (born 1943) is reputedly the former leader of the Dixie Mafia.

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Louisiana State Penitentiary

The Louisiana State Penitentiary (known as Angola, and nicknamed the "Alcatraz of the South" and "The Farm"Sutton, Keith "Catfish". "". ESPN Outdoors. May 31, 2006. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.) is a maximum-security prison farm in Louisiana operated by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections.

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M1 carbine

The M1 carbine (formally the United States Carbine, Caliber.30, M1) is a lightweight, easy to use,.30 caliber (7.62 mm) semi-automatic carbine that was a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and well into the Vietnam War.

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McNairy County, Tennessee

McNairy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Moonshine

Moonshine was originally a slang term for high-proof distilled spirits usually produced illicitly, without government authorization.

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New Orleans

New Orleans (. Merriam-Webster.; La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.

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Prostitution

Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment.

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State Line Mob

The State Line Mob was an association of criminal elements that operated in the 1950s and 1960s at the Mississippi–Tennessee state line in Alcorn County, Mississippi, and McNairy County, Tennessee, along U.S. Route 45.

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Term limit

A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office.

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U.S. Route 45

U.S. Route 45 is a major north–south United States highway and a border-to-border route, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico.

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United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting amphibious operations with the United States Navy.

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United States Marine Corps Recruit Training

United States Marine Corps Recruit Training (commonly known as "boot camp") is a 13-week program of initial training that each recruit must successfully complete in order to serve in the United States Marine Corps.

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Vice

Vice is a practice, behaviour, or habit generally considered immoral, sinful, criminal, rude, taboo, depraved, or degrading in the associated society.

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Walking Tall (1973 film)

Walking Tall is a 1973 American action semi-biopic film of Sheriff Buford Pusser, a professional wrestler-turned-lawman in McNairy County, Tennessee.

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Walking Tall (2004 film)

Walking Tall is a 2004 American action film.

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Walking Tall (TV series)

Walking Tall is an American television drama series that ran on NBC in 1981 for one season of seven episodes.

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Walking Tall Part 2

Walking Tall Part 2 is the 1975 sequel to the crime/action film, Walking Tall.

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Walking Tall: Final Chapter

Walking Tall: Final Chapter is the third installment of the Walking Tall film series.

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Walking Tall: Lone Justice

Walking Tall: Lone Justice is an action film and direct-to-video sequel to 2004's Walking Tall and Walking Tall: The Payback, the film was directed by Tripp Reed and stars Kevin Sorbo, Haley Ramm and Jennifer Sipes.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buford_Pusser

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