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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.
- 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
- September 2, 1941, Washington, D.C., U.S.
- 269 lb (122 kg)
- August 30, 2020 (aged 78), Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
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, has...
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....
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,...
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Aug 31, 2020 · Scott Gleeson. USA TODAY. Legendary Georgetown college basketball coach John Thompson has died, his family announced in a statement released by the school's athletic program Monday morning. He...
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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...
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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...
