Fannin County Sports Hall Of Fame Class of 2024

Sherry Thacker: Disc throwing State Champion

  • Sherry Callihan Thacker played basketball at Mineral Bluff and moved on to East Fannin High School in the autumn of 1971.
    Sherry Callihan Thacker played basketball at Mineral Bluff and moved on to East Fannin High School in the autumn of 1971.
  • Sherry Thacker won the event at the Region 8B track and field meet held in May of her senior year of 1975.
    Sherry Thacker won the event at the Region 8B track and field meet held in May of her senior year of 1975.
  • Coach Buzz Quintrell and Sherry Thacker were new to disc throwing but both studied the finer points of how to throw the discus to complement Sherry’s natural ability.
    Coach Buzz Quintrell and Sherry Thacker were new to disc throwing but both studied the finer points of how to throw the discus to complement Sherry’s natural ability.
  • Sherry was a member of the East Fannin 1975 track and field team. She won the 1975 Georgia state Class B championship in the discuss throw with a record heave of 96 feet, 10 inches.
    Sherry was a member of the East Fannin 1975 track and field team. She won the 1975 Georgia state Class B championship in the discuss throw with a record heave of 96 feet, 10 inches.
  • Rick and Sherry Thacker have three grown children and, to date, six grandchildren. Shown are, left, front, Banks Thacker, Beckett Laggis, Everett Stover and Georgia Grace Stover; sitting on the grass, Korey Laggis; back row, Berkeley Thacker, Carrie Thacker, Brandon Thacker, Chris Laggis, Whitney Laggis, Jonathan Stover, Lauren Stover, Rick Thacker and Sherry Thacker.
    Rick and Sherry Thacker have three grown children and, to date, six grandchildren. Shown are, left, front, Banks Thacker, Beckett Laggis, Everett Stover and Georgia Grace Stover; sitting on the grass, Korey Laggis; back row, Berkeley Thacker, Carrie Thacker, Brandon Thacker, Chris Laggis, Whitney Laggis, Jonathan Stover, Lauren Stover, Rick Thacker and Sherry Thacker.
  • Rick and Sherry Thacker spend most of their time involved in the activities of their grandchildren however they also enjoy skeet shooting when time permits. Sherry Thacker is shown skeet shooting.
    Rick and Sherry Thacker spend most of their time involved in the activities of their grandchildren however they also enjoy skeet shooting when time permits. Sherry Thacker is shown skeet shooting.
By Mike Harper Special to The News Observer Scholar-athletes from Fannin County High Schools began competing with their counterparts from other schools in the early 1920s. The local high schools at…

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