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Aug 31, 2020 · Thompson was that man, 6' 10" and full of fierce conviction. He was a towering, glowering force of change. News of his death at age 78 circulated Monday morning, and his passing reinforces both ...
Aug 31, 2020 · ESPN. John Thompson Jr., who led Georgetown to the 1984 national championship and three Final Fours, has died at age 78.
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- Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff Writer
Aug 31, 2020 · John Thompson, a Hall of Fame coach, a cultural icon, an irrepressible force, died on Sunday at 78 years old. He made Georgetown basketball a phenomenon, and he stayed until his retirement in 1996.
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- Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN
John Wendell Thompson (born April 24, 1949) [citation needed] is an American technology executive who was the chair of Microsoft from 2014 until June 2021, and chair of Illumina from 2021 until 2023. He is a former chief executive of Virtual Instruments, a vice-president at IBM and the former chief executive of Symantec .
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 Robbinsdale.
Apr 11, 2024 · Sir John Thompson (born Nov. 10, 1845, Halifax, Nova Scotia—died Dec. 12, 1894, Windsor Castle, England) was a jurist and statesman who was premier of Canada from 1892 to 1894. Thompson was called to the bar in Nova Scotia in 1865 and appointed queen’s counsellor in 1879. He entered politics in 1877 as Liberal-Conservative member for ...
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 ...
