John Thompson
Birthday
1941/09/02
Day of death
2020/08/30 (79 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., United States of America
Also know as
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Biography
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.
Acting
(2012) Going Big
as Self
(2002) Allen Iverson - The Answer
as Himself
(1998) He Got Game
as John Thompson
(2014) Requiem for the Big East
as Self
(1993) Patrick Ewing - Standing Tall
as Himself
(2005) Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
as Self
(2002) Like Mike
as Self (uncredited)
(2021) Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
as ---
(1997) The 6th Man
as Self
(2018) Basketball: A Love Story
as Self
(1992) Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as John Thompson