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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 mete out his own Tennessee brand of justice, died May 7, his family has announced.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 May 2025
Baker wielded another big stick as a Babe Ruth-like swatter in The Natural (1984) and appeared in such other films as Leonard Part 6 (1987), Cape Fear (1991), Reality Bites (1994), The Grass Harp (1995), Mars Attacks!
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
If the Trump administration’s big stick provokes a complacent Harvard into seeking more independence, that will be a good thing.
—Amity Shlaes, National Review, 28 Apr. 2025
But carry a big stick, in the form of astute sagacity.
—Essence Editors, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 May 2025
Baker wielded another big stick as a Babe Ruth-like swatter in The Natural (1984) and appeared in such other films as Leonard Part 6 (1987), Cape Fear (1991), Reality Bites (1994), The Grass Harp (1995), Mars Attacks!
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
If the Trump administration’s big stick provokes a complacent Harvard into seeking more independence, that will be a good thing.
—Amity Shlaes, National Review, 28 Apr. 2025
But carry a big stick, in the form of astute sagacity.
—Essence Editors, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Big stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20stick. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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