Buford Hayse Pusser (December 12, 1937 – August 21, 1974) was the Sheriff of
McNairy County, Tennessee, from 1964 to 1970. Pusser is known for his virtual one-man war on
moonshining,
prostitution,
gambling, and other
vices along the Mississippi–Tennessee state line. His efforts have inspired several books, songs, movies, and a TV series. He was a wrestler known as "Buford the Bull" in the Mid-South mainly wrestling grizzly bears.