Talmadge Layne "Tab" Thacker (March 10, 1962 â€" December 28, 2007)
was a former NCAA wrestler and actor.While at North Carolina State
University, Thacker won the NCAA Division I heavyweight wrestling
championship in 1984. Before that he finished 6th in 1983, and 8th in
1982, making him in total a 3-time All-American. He also collected 4
Atlantic Coast Conference titles with the Wolfpack. He finished his
college career 92-11-1, ranking second in NC State history with an
.889 winning percentage and 54 pins.Thacker majored in criminal
justice at NC State.He began his film career after Clint Eastwood
noticed him in Time magazine and noted the 6-foot-4 and 450-pound
(1.93 m, 204 kg) Thacker's size. He went on to appear in several films
including City Heat, Wildcats, two of the Police Academy films, and
Identity Crisis.
was a former NCAA wrestler and actor.While at North Carolina State
University, Thacker won the NCAA Division I heavyweight wrestling
championship in 1984. Before that he finished 6th in 1983, and 8th in
1982, making him in total a 3-time All-American. He also collected 4
Atlantic Coast Conference titles with the Wolfpack. He finished his
college career 92-11-1, ranking second in NC State history with an
.889 winning percentage and 54 pins.Thacker majored in criminal
justice at NC State.He began his film career after Clint Eastwood
noticed him in Time magazine and noted the 6-foot-4 and 450-pound
(1.93 m, 204 kg) Thacker's size. He went on to appear in several films
including City Heat, Wildcats, two of the Police Academy films, and
Identity Crisis.
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