Buford Pusser

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:McNairy_County_Sheriff's_Department
gptkbp:associatedWith Tennessee_law_enforcement
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Tennessee_Law_Enforcement_Officer_of_the_Year
gptkbp:birthDate 1937-12-12
gptkbp:burialPlace Pusser Family Cemetery
gptkbp:children Dawn_Pusser
gptkbp:deathDate 1974-08-21
gptkbp:famousFor Fighting organized crime
gptkbp:famousQuote “You can’t be a good sheriff if you don’t have a good heart.”
gptkbp:filmography Walking Tall (1973 film)
Walking Tall (2004 film)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Buford Pusser
gptkbp:influencedBy Law_enforcement_practices
gptkbp:inspiredBy Real-life events
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Sheriff_of_McNairy_County,_Tennessee
gptkbp:legacy Law enforcement hero
gptkbp:nickname The Tall Man
gptkbp:notableEvent Confrontation_with_organized_crime
gptkbp:notableWork Walking Tall
gptkbp:occupation Law enforcement officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Finger,_Tennessee
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Pusser's_home,_Tennessee
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Pauline_Pusser