John Thompson

Basketball Coach

Birthday September 2, 1941

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Washington

DEATH DATE Aug 30, 2020 (78)

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About

College basketball coach for the Georgetown University men's team. He was the first African-American head coach to win a Basketball Collegiate Championship. He was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. 

Before Fame

He played two seasons for the Boston Celtics in the 1960s. 

Trivia

He was head coach of the 1988 US National Basketball team. 

Family Life

He had two sons named John and Ronny Thompson. 

Associated With

He coached the great Allen Iverson at Georgetown.