John Thompson
September 2, 1941 (84 years old) in Washington, D.C., United States of America
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.
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Credits
- 2021 · Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft as
- 2018 · Basketball: A Love Story as Self
- 2014 · Requiem for the Big East as Self
- 2012 · Going Big as Self
- 2005 · Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship as Self
- 2002 · Like Mike as Self (uncredited)
- 2002 · Allen Iverson - The Answer as Himself
- 1998 · He Got Game as John Thompson
- 1997 · The 6th Man as Self
- 1993 · Patrick Ewing - Standing Tall as Himself
- 1992 · Hangin' with Mr. Cooper as John Thompson