Rufus Hussey Ia A Slingshot Marksman Who Never Misses - The Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV

When it comes to slingshots, Rufus Hussey is a slingshot marksman who never misses. He's the expert. Rufus showed me how to make a slingshot. He started making them for hunting when he was a boy in Randolph County, North Carolina. The family had only one rifle and lots of mouths to feed. By 1952 he was known far and wide for his beanshooters so he started selling and giving them away. His biggest claim to fame was when he appeared on the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1986. They called him the world's most accurate slingshot marksman. I can tell you this, when we visited him in 1978, he hit rocks, walnuts, beer cans and even quarters. Rufus Hussey was a slingshot marksman who never misses.

This was America in the 1970s.

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The Traveler series with Andy Johnston was an Emmy award winning program that showcased amazing people, unusual things, local legends, food finds, outdoor activities, folk art, and family fun. In 2022 the Walter J. Brown Media Archives at the University of Georgia founded The Original Georgia Traveler -- Andy Johnston Collection to preserve and maintain the stories. This story aired on WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News in 1978.

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