Chattanoogan.com

John Thompson Revolutionary War Patriot Honored

In celebration of America’s upcoming 250 th birthday, the Chief John Ross Chapter, NSDAR dedicated a DAR Revolutionary War ...
The Washington Post

In his memoir, Georgetown’s John Thompson doesn’t hold back

During games, Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson slung a white towel over his shoulder, in tribute to his mother. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post) Review by George Solomon John Thompson, ...
KSAT

Sports world mourns death of John Thompson, but if not for fate, he would’ve likely died in Sept. 11 attacks

On Monday, the sports world rightfully mourned the death of John Thompson, a Hall of Fame basketball coach who led Georgetown to the 1984 NCAA title, becoming the first black coach to win an NCAA ...
Yahoo! Sports

John Thompson, first Black coach to win NCAA championship, dies at 78

John Thompson, the trailblazing Georgetown basketball coach who became the first Black coach to win an NCAA championship, has died at 78. Washington, D.C. news station WJLA reported the news on Monday ...
The New York Times

In His Autobiography, the College Basketball Giant John Thompson Is Plainspoken and Profound

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. “I’m six feet 10 inches tall,” the longtime Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson writes in his ...
The Washington Post

Before ‘Hoya Paranoia,’ this was the John Thompson I knew

Long before anyone ever talked about John Thompson Jr. and “Hoya Paranoia” in the same breath, the late Georgetown basketball coach was about as open and cooperative of a resource as a young ...