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   Aug 31, 2020 · By Richard Goldstein. Published Aug. 31, 2020 Updated Sept. 2, 2020. John Thompson Jr., the Hall of Fame basketball coach who led Georgetown University to national collegiate prominence and...

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   Aug 31, 2020 · John Thompson was the legendary former head basketball coach at Georgetown University who was the first black head coach to win the NCAA men’s basketball championship when he led Georgetown to...

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   How old was John Thompson when he died?

   • John Thompson was the legendary former head basketball coach at Georgetown University who was the first black head coach to win the NCAA men’s basketball championship when he led Georgetown to a win in 1984. Died: Thursday, August 31, 2020 ( Who else died on August 31 ?) Details of Death: Died at the age of 78.

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   Who was John Thompson Jr?

   • Doug Mills/Associated Press 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. basketball championship, died on Sunday. He was 78. His death was announced in a family statement released through Georgetown.

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   Was John Thompson a Hall of Famer?

   • When John Thompson Jr. was enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999, he began his speech wiping away tears with a white cotton towel, a commemorative version of the one Thompson wore his entire career as coach of the Georgetown University Hoyas.

   John Thompson Was Every Black Boy’s Longed-For Coach

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   What did John Thompson do for a living?

   • His oldest son, John Thompson III, coached at Georgetown for 13 seasons. Thompson was a vigorous advocate for affording Black athletes greater opportunities to pursue college degrees. [Read about how Thompson pushed open doors for young, Black players.]

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   Aug 31, 2020 · By Liz Clarke. August 31, 2020 at 9:57 a.m. EDT. John Thompson, Hall of Fame basketball coach, dies at 78. + 18. Thompson led Georgetown to the 1984 NCAA championship and served as a mentor...

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   Dec 23, 2020 · John Thompson was an actual father to John III, Ronny and Tiffany, his children. ... [Read the Times’s obituary of John Thompson.] ... On the night of Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, a heat wave with ...

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   Aug 31, 2020 · August 31, 2020. Obituary. John Thompson was the legendary former head basketball coach at Georgetown University who was the first black head coach to win the NCAA basketball championship...

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7. www.chicagotribune.com › 2020/08/31 › hall-of-fameHall of Fame coach John Thompson dead at 78 ... - Chicago Tribune

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   Aug 31, 2020 · PUBLISHED: August 31, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. | UPDATED: August 31, 2020 at 8:55 p.m. John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became...

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