John Thompson
Biography
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.
Movie Appearances
Going Big
as Self
2012
Allen Iverson - The Answer
as Himself
2002
He Got Game
as John Thompson
1998
Requiem for the Big East
as Self
2014
Patrick Ewing - Standing Tall
as Himself
1993
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
as Self
2005
Like Mike
as Self (uncredited)
2002
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
2021
The 6th Man
as John Thompson
1997
