Tab Thacker, an NCAA championship wrestler at North Carolina State University in the heavyweight division who appeared in two “Police Academy” films and other Hollywood movies, died Friday in Raleigh, ...

Coach Maurice Atwood of West Forsyth started the Tab Thacker Invitational to honor Tab Thacker, the legendary Titans wrestler. Thacker died in 2007 at the age of 45. Atwood said, “Tab Thacker is a ...

A community will pause Wednesday to remember former North Carolina State University wrestler Tab Thacker. A public viewing will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Lea Funeral Home near Poole Road. Visitation ...

Talmadge Layne "Tab" Thacker (March 10, 1962 – December 28, 2007) was an American wrestler and actor. Thacker was the NCAA Division I Wrestling heavyweight national champion in 1984 as a senior. He ...

RALEIGH, N.C. – Tab Thacker, an NCAA championship wrestler who appeared in two “Police Academy” films and other Hollywood movies, died Friday after several years of declining health, according to ...

Born: March 10, 1962, in North Carolina. Died: Dec. 28, 2007, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Known as: One of North Carolina’s most talented heavyweight wrestlers who would go on to star in several ...

From the time they walked to the mat — they usually didn't run — until somebody went down — somebody almost always did — there was a buzz in the wrestling crowd. The big boys were coming. "Definitely ...