This Kentucky native is best remembered locally as the police chief of Fayetteville (Fayette County), a job he held for over 30 years.

Prior to that, though, he was a professional boxer. He developed his skills in the U.S. Air Force, even becoming a Golden Gloves champion in 1951. In 1960, Hunsaker fought a young boxer named Cassius Clay, who would later become Muhammad Ali. It was Clay's first professional fight after winning a gold medal in the Olympics. Hunsaker lost the six-round match by a unanimous decision. Hunsaker retired from boxing in 1962 after a brutal knockout left him in a coma for nine days.

Years later, Hunsaker and Ali reconnected. When Hunsaker retired from police force in 1992, Ali visited Fayetteville for the celebration. Hunsaker took Ali on a tour, even stopping traffic so Ali could walk on the New River Gorge Bridge.

In 1998, the Fayette Station Bridge was renamed in his honor.