Police say Buford Pusser — a Tennessee County sheriff-turned-American folk hero — shot and killed his wife and made up a story about being attacked by a group of men out to kill him. The stunning turn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 ...

Did a legendary pro wrestler turned sheriff, who inspired the movie Walking Tall, murder his wife? That’s the conclusion that Tennessee authorities have come to. Buford Pusser, the legendary Tennessee ...

Actor Joe Don Baker, who starred as a crusading Tennessee sheriff in the 1973 film “Walking Tall,” died on May 7, his family announced. He was 89. Baker, who also had roles in three films from the ...

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 ...