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John Thompson

John Thompson è noto soprattutto per Hangin' with Mr. Cooper e Basketball: A Love Story. John Thompson è nato il 2 settembre 1941. John Thompson è morto/a il 30 agosto 2020 all’età di 78 anni.

Nascita: 2 settembre 1941
Luogo di nascita: Washington, D.C., United States of America
Morte: 30 agosto 2020 (78 anni)

Biografia

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.