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John Thompson
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…
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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.
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Movies and shows, newest first
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2021
Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible
Movie Self (Archive Footage)
- 2021
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2018
Basketball: A Love Story
TV show Self
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2014
Requiem for the Big East
Movie Self
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2012
Going Big
Movie Self
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2009
Without Bias
Movie Self
- 2005
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2002
Like Mike
Movie Self (uncredited)
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2002
Allen Iverson - The Answer
Movie Himself
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1998
He Got Game
Movie John Thompson
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1997
The 6th Man
Movie John Thompson
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1993
Patrick Ewing - Standing Tall
Movie Himself
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1992
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
TV show John Thompson
