UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
    Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
   Hunt, Robert J.
   123 South Front Street
   Memphis, TN  38103

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   AutoZone, Inc. (AZO)

3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   August 1999

5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   [X] Director                   [ ] 10% Owner
   [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
   Executive Vice President
   & Chief Financial Officer

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
   [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person



Table I   Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security                           2)Trans-    3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A)      5)Amount of    6)  7)Nature of
                                              action      action   or Disposed of (D)            Securities         Indirect
                                              Date        Code                   A               Beneficially   D   Beneficial
                                              (Month/                            or              Owned at       or  Ownership
                                              Day/Year)   Code V   Amount        D  Price        End of Month   I
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Common Stock                                  08/04/99    P        1,000         A  $23.7500     103,249        D
Common Stock                                                                                     2,000          I  by Spouse


Table II (PART 1)  Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned  (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative          2)Conversion    3)Trans-       4)Trans-  5)Number of Derivative            6)Date Exercisable and
Security                       or Exercise     action         action    Securities Acquired (A)           Expiration Date
                               Price of        Date           Code      or Disposed of (D)
                               Derivative
                               Security                       Code  V   A                D                Exercisable  Expiration
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Table II (PART 2)  Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned  (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative          3)Trans-  7)Title and Amount                           8)Price     9)Number of   10) 11)Nature of
Security                       action    of Underlying                                of Deri-    Derivative        Indirect
                               Date      Securities                                   vative      Securities    D   Beneficial
                                                                        Amount or     Security    Beneficially  or  Ownership
                                                                        Number of                 Owned at      I
                  -                      Title                          Shares                    End of Month
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Explanation of Responses:




SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON

/s/ Harry L. Goldsmith
    -----------------------
        as Attorney in Fact

DATE  September 8, 1999

POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby authorizes and designates Harry L. Goldsmith as his true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact to sign on his behalf any and all statements of Form 3, Form 4, and Form 5 under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder, with respect to shares of Common Stock, or other equity securities, of AutoZone, Inc. held by the undersigned or with respect to transactions in such shares or other equity securities by the undersigned, and to file on his behalf, any and all such reports with the Securites and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange and AutoZone, Inc., and hereby ratifies any such action by such agent or attorney-in-fact. This power of attorney shall become effective for so long as the undersigned shall be an officer or director of AutoZone, Inc., unless sooner revoked by the undersigned in writing. Robert J. Hunt /s/ Robert J. Hunt -------------------------- Dated: December 15, 1994