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John Thompson

American basketball player and coach (1941-2020)

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Occupation: basketball coach, basketball player, sports commentator
Citizenship: United States
Born: September 2, 1941, October 28, 1941
Died: August 30, 2020

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John Robert Thompson Jr. 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.

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