Tacy was the coach when I started watching WF games as a kid in W-S.
Traveled to G-Boro to watch us win the Big Four Tournament. Loved games in the old, cold, and smoky Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Listened on the radio when Wake had Maguire and Marquette on the ropes in the NCAA with (I think - though my memory is getting spotty) Skip Brown, Rod Griffin, Jerry Schellenberg. I think we lost a heartbreaker in OT. That was when Marquette was huge (and even some NCAA games were not on television).
Always gave Dean Smith fits, and may have been the only coach who could out coach Deano on a regular basis. Had many wins in Carmichael. I seem to remember a favorite of mine, Anthony Teachy, having a great game in a win at UNC. Teachy was an undersized rebounding machine who was 100% heart.
Watched the retire Myer game and the subsequent close loss to a hugely talented Houston team that would have taken us to the final four. (again - I am sure a historian or researcher may be able to correct any mis-remembering on my part!)
Those were great times with teams full of really likeable and accessible players. Had a Wake Prof offer tickets to some games and got hooked ( I can remember him asking me what team I liked. I said I thought I would pull for North Carolina since that was where I lived. He replied "Everyone pulls for UNC. You need to pull for Wake Forest since they are your local team. I thought about it and it stuck!). Later hooked my parents who joined the Deacon Club. My Dad is still a member and goes to games at 86 years old.
Tacy's success as a coach and manner as a person made many fans for Wake back in the day.