John Thompson

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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
  • Born 2 September 1941
  • Died 30 August 2020 (age 78)
  • Washington, D.C., United States of America
  • 11 credits

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Most-watched John Thompson films currently: Like Mike (2002), He Got Game (1998), The 6th Man (1997), Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship (2005), Requiem for the Big East (2014).

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Selected TV credits: Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992), Basketball: A Love Story (2018).

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