Years ago I read what was presented as a fact vs fiction about the original Walking Tall movie. One thing I recall was the severe beating Buford took early in the movie at a roadhouse in his home area did not happen where or when as the portrayed in the movie but actually happened in a rough and tumble type bar somewhere around the Chicago, IL - Gary, IN area where he was doing some regional wrestling as "Buford the Bull" well before the Walking Tall story began.
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