Thacker attended the old segregated Covington HS, William Grant. My cousin played against Thacker in HS and for Xavier against UC. College coach McCafferty asked him how he did against Thacker in HS. Told him he held him to 30.
William Grant produced another topnotch player, George Stone, who played for Marshall. Stone led Grant to a near upset of 1964 state champ Seneca with Wes Unseld. I believe Grant lost in 2OT when they had has 2 FT's to win & missed both. School was disbanded with integration into Holmes after the 64-65 school year. I saw William Grant play in their last three seasons in existence. A good friend saw his only ever varsity action against Grant in that last season.
BTW, Thacker is the answer to the trivia question of who is the only play to win an NCAA, ABA, & NBA title.