Acting

John Thompson

John Thompson en çok Hangin' with Mr. Cooper ve Basketball: A Love Story ile tanınır. John Thompson, 2 Eylül 1941 tarihinde doğdu. John Thompson, 30 Ağustos 2020 tarihinde 78 yaşında hayatını kaybetti.

Doğum tarihi: 2 Eylül 1941
Doğum yeri: Washington, D.C., United States of America
Ölüm tarihi: 30 Ağustos 2020 (78 yaşında)

Biyografi

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.