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Aug 31, 2020 · Coach John Thompson, who led the Georgetown University Hoyas basketball team to victory at the 1984 national championship, has died aged 78. Thompson, who was the first black coach to win the...
Aug 31, 2020 · John Thompson, a Hall of Fame basketball coach who transformed Georgetown University into a national championship school, has died at age 78. The first Black head coach to win an NCAA title,...
Aug 31, 2020 · Remembering John Thompson, a college basketball giant who made his voice heard. By Dana O'Neil. Aug 31, 2020. On its own, it was nothing — a piece of white cotton spun together, meant to mop...
Sep 1, 2020 · The legacy of Georgetown coach John Thompson, who died Sunday at 78, goes beyond being the first Black coach to win an NCAA basketball title. Thompson thrived off making critics uncomfortable...
Sep 1, 2020 · John Thompson coached four future NBA Hall of Famers, including Patrick Ewing. Georgetown University / Collegiate Images via Getty Images. When news broke of the death of John Thompson Jr., the...
Aug 31, 2020 · John Thompson, the towering Georgetown men’s basketball coach for 27 seasons who was also a U.S. Olympic head coach, has died at age 78. “We are heartbroken to share the news of the passing of our father, John Thompson, Jr.,” Thompson’s family said in a statement, according to NBC Sports Washington. “Our father was an inspiration to ...
Dec 23, 2020 · John Thompson Was Every Black Boy’s Longed-For Coach. By Kiese Makeba Laymon Dec. 23, 2020. Share full article. 4. A stern disciplinarian with a white towel on his shoulder, he made Georgetown’s...
