

Truck drivers who had taken the bet previously had been caught and arrested by "Smokey" ( CB slang for highway patrol officers, referring to the Smokey Bear–type hats worn in some states). At the time, Coors was regarded as one of the finest beers in the United States, but it could not be legally sold east of the Mississippi River. Wealthy Texan Big Enos Burdette ( Pat McCormick) and his son Little Enos ( Paul Williams) seek a truck driver willing to bootleg Coors beer to Georgia for their refreshment. 7 Television censorship and alternative versions.
