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Born and raised in Rich Valley,
Virginia, Tom Buchanan currently works as a self-employed
goat and cattle farmer on the ranch that has been in his family for
three generations. Buchanan attended Rich Valley High School, where
he played football, basketball and baseball. He also served as
student body president. He then attended East Tennessee State
University as a football walk-on and later earned a full football
scholarship, serving as team captain his senior year. After college,
he returned home to work on the family farm. Known to his friends as
"Big Tom," his hobbies include softball, fishing, bird
hunting and riding his motorcycle. He is a member of the Virginia
Cattleman's Association, Rich Valley Farmer's Club and Rich Valley
Presbyterian Church. Tom Buchanan has been married to Sandy for 23
years. They have one son, Bucky Bo, who is currently attending
Cumberland College in Williamsburg, Kentucky. His birth date is
October 30.
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