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John Thompson

John Thompson es conocido sobre todo por Hangin' with Mr. Cooper y Basketball: A Love Story. John Thompson nació el 2 de septiembre de 1941. John Thompson murió el 30 de agosto de 2020 a los 78 años.

Nacimiento: 2 de septiembre de 1941
Lugar de nacimiento: Washington, D.C., United States of America
Fallecimiento: 30 de agosto de 2020 (78 años)

Biografía

John Robert Thompson Jr. (September 2, 1941 – August 30, 2020) was an American professional basketball player and 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. Thompson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.