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Buford may refer to: Places United States *Buford, Arkansas * Buford, Colorado, an unincorporated community *Buford, Georgia *Buford Dam, infrastructure in Georgia *Buford Highway community, in Fulton, DeKalb, and Gwinnett Counties in Georgia *Buford, North Dakota *Buford, Ohio * Buford, South Carolina * Buford, Mitchell County, Texas * Buford, Virginia *Buford, Wyoming *Fort Buford *Buford Tower in Austin, Texas Canada *Buford, Alberta People *Buford (surname) * Buford Abner, American songwriter *Buford Allison, professional football player *Buford Ellington, 42nd governor of Tennessee *Buford F. Gordon, African American civil rights activist, clergyman and social scientist * Buford A. Johnson, member of the Tuskegee Airmen * Buford Jordan, professional football player *Buford Long, professional football player *Buford McGee, professional football player *Buford Meredith, American baseball player for the Negro leagues *Buford Nunley, American baseball player for the Negro league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buford, Arkansas
Buford is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Baxter County, Arkansas, Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. It is the location of (or is the nearest community to) the Buford School Building, which is located on Arkansas Highway 126, AR 126 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. References Unincorporated communities in Baxter County, Arkansas Unincorporated communities in Arkansas {{BaxterCountyAR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buford Ellington
Earl Buford Ellington (June 27, 1907 – April 3, 1972) was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of Tennessee from 1959 to 1963, and again from 1967 to 1971. Along with his political ally, Frank G. Clement, he helped lead a political machine that controlled the governor's office for 18 years, from 1953 to 1971. Ellington was a supporter of President Lyndon B. Johnson; he was appointed in 1965 as the Director of the Office of Emergency Planning during the Johnson Administration.Vaughn May,Buford Ellington" ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'', 2009. Retrieved: 29 December 2012. Early life and career Ellington was born in Holmes County, Mississippi, the son of Abner and Cora (Grantham) Ellington. He studied religion at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, but had to drop out due to financial difficulties. He edited a newspaper in Durant, Mississippi, for a brief period. In 1929, he married Catherine Ann Cheek, and moved to her native M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Buford may refer to: Places United States *Buford, Arkansas * Buford, Colorado, an unincorporated community *Buford, Georgia *Buford Dam, infrastructure in Georgia *Buford Highway community, in Fulton, DeKalb, and Gwinnett Counties in Georgia * Buford, North Dakota *Buford, Ohio * Buford, South Carolina * Buford, Mitchell County, Texas * Buford, Virginia *Buford, Wyoming *Fort Buford * Buford Tower in Austin, Texas Canada * Buford, Alberta People * Buford (surname) * Buford Abner, American songwriter * Buford Allison, professional football player *Buford Ellington, 42nd governor of Tennessee * Buford F. Gordon, African American civil rights activist, clergyman and social scientist * Buford A. Johnson, member of the Tuskegee Airmen * Buford Jordan, professional football player * Buford Long, professional football player * Buford McGee, professional football player * Buford Meredith, American baseball player for the Negro leagues * Buford Nunley, American baseball player for the Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USAT Buford
USAT ''Buford'' was a combination cargo/passenger ship, originally launched in 1890 as the SS ''Mississippi''. She was purchased by the US Army in 1898 for transport duty in the Spanish–American War. In 1919, she was briefly transferred to the US Navy, commissioned as the USS ''Buford'' (ID 3818), to repatriate troops home after World War I, and then later that year returned to the Army. In December 1919, nicknamed the ''Soviet Ark'' (or the ''Red Ark'') by the press of the day, the ''Buford'' was used by the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Labor to deport 249 non-citizens to Russia from the United States because of their alleged anarchist or syndicalist political beliefs. She was sold to private interests in 1923, contracted in mid-1924 to be the set for Buster Keaton's silent film '' The Navigator'', and finally scrapped in 1929. Ship's history The ship began life as the SS ''Mississippi'', constructed by Harland & Wolff of Belfast, Ireland for Bernard N. Baker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buford John Schramm
Buford John Schramm (14 October 1938 – 28 April 2004), better-known as B.J. Schramm, was a businessman and developer of light personal helicopters. He was killed in the crash of a single-seat helicopter of his own design near Montour, about six miles southwest of Horseshoe Bend, Idaho. Schramm founded RotorWay Aircraft in 1961, a kit helicopter manufacturing company. At the time of his death he operated a company called Eagle R&D, based in Caldwell, Idaho, manufacturing a kit helicopter called the Helicycle. Schramm was the founder of a non-ferrous metal foundry that supplied materials to Bell, Hughes, Sikorsky, Motorolla as well as his own helicopter businesses. Schramm was posthumously inducted into the Experimental Aircraft Association The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is an international organization of aviation enthusiasts based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Since its inception, it has grown internationally with over 300,000 members and nearly 1,000 chapters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buford Ray
Buford Garfield "Baby" Ray (September 30, 1914 – January 21, 1986) was an American football player who played 11 seasons in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers from 1938 to 1948. Early life Ray was born in Una, Tennessee, an unincorporated town east of Nashville. He attended Central High School in Nashville. College career Ray played for Vanderbilt University for three seasons, 1935–1937. He was a stand-out at both offensive and defensive tackle, due in part to his tremendous size. Ray stood 6' 6" and weighed over 280 pounds, much larger than nearly all college football players of the day. In his final season with the Commodores, Ray was named a co-captain. Ray also competed in the shot put while at Vanderbilt. Professional career Ray was not selected in the 1938 NFL draft, and became the subject of a free agent bidding war between George Halas of the Chicago Bears and Curly Lambeau of the Packers. Ray signed with Green Bay, playing the entirety of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buford Pusser
Buford Hayse Pusser (December 12, 1937 – August 21, 1974) was the sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee from 1964 to 1970 and constable of Adamsville from 1970 to 1972. He 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 (most notably '' Walking Tall''), and a TV series. He was also a wrestler known as "Buford the Bull" in the Mid-South. The Buford Pusser Museum was established at the home he lived in at the time of his death in 1974. A Buford Pusser Festival is held each May in his hometown of Adamsville, Tennessee. Life and career Buford Pusser was born in Finger, McNairy County, Tennessee, on December 12, 1937, the son of Helen (née Harris) and Carl Pusser. His father was the police chief of Adamsville, Tennessee. Buford Pusser was a high-school football and basketball player and was tall. He enlisted in the United States Mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buford Nunley
Buford B. Nunley (February 5, 1912 – December 5, 1979) was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1930s. A native of Des Arc, Arkansas, Nunley played for the Little Rock Grays in 1932. In five recorded games, he posted three hits in 15 plate appearances. Nunley died in South Bend, Indiana South Bend is a city in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. It lies along the St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan), St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. It is the List of cities in ... in 1979 at age 67. References External links anSeamheads 1912 births 1979 deaths Little Rock Grays players Baseball first basemen Baseball players from Arkansas People from Prairie County, Arkansas 20th-century African-American sportsmen {{negro-league-baseball-infielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buford Meredith
Buford "Geechie" Meredith (October 22, 1899 – January 13, 1932) was an American baseball infielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1920 to 1931, playing mostly with the Birmingham Black Barons. He also played with the Memphis Red Sox and the Nashville Elite Giants Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, located on the Cumberland River. Nashville had a population of 689,447 at the 20 .... Meredith died in an off-season mining accident. References External links anBaseball-Reference Black Baseball statsanSeamheads 1899 births 1932 deaths Birmingham Black Barons players Memphis Red Sox players Baseball players from Jefferson County, Alabama Industrial accident deaths Accidental deaths in Alabama Baseball infielders {{Negro-league-baseball-infielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buford McGee
Buford Lamar McGee (born August 16, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels. He played nine seasons in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers from 1984 to 1986, the Los Angeles Rams from 1987 to 1991, and the Green Bay Packers in 1992. During his rookie season, McGee scored the winning touchdown on a 25-yard-run in overtime on November 18, 1984, as the Chargers defeated the 11–0 Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Dolphins compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team ..., 34–28. References 1960 births Living people American football running backs Green Bay Packers players Los Angeles Rams players Ole Miss Rebels football players San Diego Chargers players People fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buford Long
Buford Eugene Long (December 14, 1931 – September 1, 2006) was an American college and professional football player who was a defensive back, halfback and end in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons during the 1950s. Long played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the New York Giants of the NFL. Early life Long was born in Lake Wales, Florida, in 1931.Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players Buford Long Retrieved March 23, 2011. He attended Lake Wales High School,databaseFootball.com, Players, . Retrieved March 23, 2011. where he played high school football for the Lake Wales Highlanders. College career Long attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Bob Woodruff's Florida Gators football team from 1950 to 1952. 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 96, 138, 152, 183 (2011). Retrieved August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
