By Rianon Lehman Posted October 20, 2010
Will Thacker is an imposing figure not only in the sports he plays but also outside of athletics. Thacker plays three sports including basketball, football, and track.
Thacker was born in Las Vegas. As a child, Thacker wanted to play baseball and wrestle, but as he aged he became more involved in other sports. His older sister plays college basketball and his little sister, who is in the seventh grade, also plays basketball. However, his favorite sport is not that of his siblings’. His first choice is football since he has been playing it for so long.
All of his family encourages and inspires him to play as well as other activities.
“They come to all my games and just tell me to keep going,” said Thacker.
His favorite college team is Boise State, while his favorite NFL team is the Raiders. He wants to play college football himself.
“I don’t know where I’m going to go yet but I want play football,” Thacker said.
His whole life he’s played sports, but when he got to high school he had to make the decision on which ones he wanted to play most.
“I didn’t have to make the decision between football and anything else, but basketball and wrestling I chose basketball, track and baseball I chose track,” Thacker said.
Thacker has a lot of demands on his time but still does well academically, and has some advice for others.
“Just do your work and get it in on time,” he said.
