Carl Tacy is a former college basketball coach

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 at Wake Forest

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, a university

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 in North Carolina

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, USA. He served as the head coach from 1972 to 1985 where he compiled a 222-149 record, the second winningest record at that time. In 1985, he was inducted into the Wake Forest Hall of Fame. From 1971 to 1972, he served as the head basketball coach at Marshall

Marshall University

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where he compiled a 23-4(.852) record.