Legendary Iconic John Thompson
Life and Times of a Hall of Fame Coach at Georgetown
Iconic John Thompson was a Hall of Fame coach who led Georgetown too an NCAA title and has inspired many athletes, players,coaches and counterparts from all races and cultures while making Georgetown an iconic brand as he built his team into a national power. The Hoyas win made Thompson the first Black coach to win a major NCAA Division as they won three Final Fours and the 1984 national title.
Other wins included seven Big East Conference regular-season titles, and he directed the 1968 Olympic team to a bronze medial in the final Olympics before the United States began using NBA players and dominated the competition.
His 27 college seasons culminated with 596–239 record before being inducted into the Naismith Memorial and National College Basketball halls of fame. He was a champion to lots of young boys into becoming men as he set the tone for all to follow, aka a mountain of a man and was a towering figure who possessed a baritone voice. Also, he was a relentless advocate for disadvantaged players, mostly from minority backgrounds. Noteworthy was the stand he took when he walked off the court in protest of Proposition 48, an NCAA regulation that denied scholarship to players whose grades did not meet the minimum standards and standard text scores. In protest, he stated, “ I’ve done this…
