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John Robert Thompson Jr. (September 2, 1941 – August 30, 2020) was an American college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas men's team. He became the first African-American head coach to win a major collegiate championship in basketball when he led the Hoyas to the NCAA Division I national championship in 1984.
Aug 31, 2020 · John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship ...
Aug 31, 2020 · John Thompson Jr., the Hall of Fame basketball coach who led Georgetown University to national collegiate prominence and became the first African-American coach to take a team to the N.C.A.A....
May 28, 2022 · John Thompson doesn't remember a lot about the North Dakota farm kid whose arms were ripped off by an auger 30 years ago and then reattached during six hours of painstaking surgery in...
Dec 23, 2020 · A stern disciplinarian with a white towel on his shoulder, he was every Black boy’s longed-for coach. By Kiese Makeba Laymon.
Aug 31, 2020 · Thompson was the first Black head coach to win an NCAA title and a Hall of Famer who coached stars like Ewing and Iverson. He also spoke out about race and social issues in sports and society.
Legendary NCAA coach John Thompson played a pivotal role in shaping many NBA stars’ careers, including Charles Barkley. The Chuckster was anticipated to be a key player for Team USA in the 1984...
