NEED TO KNOW
- Richard Hurst, best known as Deputy Cletus Hogg on “The Dukes of Hazzard,” has died at age 79.
- His funeral procession included doughnuts, flags, and a MAGA crowd who thought it was a rally.
- Fans honored him with a Confederate-themed burnout tribute outside Cooter’s Place in Tennessee.
Final Burnout for a Fallen Deputy
Fans of the late Richard Hurst gathered in Tennessee with grief in their hearts and gasoline in their veins. The actor, beloved for his role as Deputy Cletus Hogg on “The Dukes of Hazzard,” received the loudest goodbye in American funeral history, as dozens of Dodge Chargers peeled out in synchronized burnout formation outside Cooter’s Place.
When the Hearse Looks Like a Parade Float
The procession included a Confederate flag drone show, an 8-foot-tall Rosco P. Coltrane inflatable, and a shirtless man named Dale yelling “Cletus Lives Matter.” Police were called after someone tried to arrest the minister for “deep state eulogizing.” One attendee held a sign reading “Make Overalls Great Again.”
Honoring a Legend, One Tire at a Time
The crowd eventually circled the museum in what witnesses described as “spiritual doughnuts.” Some cried. Some shotgunned Busch Light. Many did both. A MAGA cosplayer handed out “Cletus 2028” bumper stickers while quoting Bible verses he swore were from memory but were clearly from an old Toby Keith song.
Quote of the Moment
We didn’t know if we were at a funeral or a tailgate, but we saluted either way
MAGA Man wearing cut-off jorts
