AGE:
46
MARITAL STATUS:
MARRIED 23
YEARS
OCCUPATION:
GOAT AND CATTLE
FARMER
LUXURY ITEM:
LUCKY CHARM
Biography
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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