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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.
31 Ogo 2020 · Thompson was a Hall of Famer who led the Hoyas to three Final Fours and a national title in 1984. He was also a social activist and a mentor to many players, including Patrick Ewing and Allen Iverson.
31 Ogo 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...
23 Dis 2020 · A stern disciplinarian with a white towel on his shoulder, he was every Black boy’s longed-for coach. By Kiese Makeba Laymon. When John Thompson Jr. was enshrined into the Basketball Hall of ...
31 Ogo 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....
31 Ogo 2020 · John Thompson Jr., the first Black basketball head coach to win the NCAA National Championship, died at his Arlington, Virginia, home on Sunday night, according to his family. He was 78.
31 Ogo 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.
