Legendary Georgetown Hoya coach John Thompson has died.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | August 31, 2020 | Tim Darnell

[PallMal]

John Thompson, who led the Georgetown Hoyas basketball team for 27 seasons, has died, according to a Washington, D.C., radio station.

[PallMal]

RIP.

Lute Olsen also died last week.

[Da Coyote]

Ah, Georgetown. One of the many schools formerly known as Catholic.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Thompson was a great NCAA college coach - I remember that team with Pat Ewing which went up against Dean Smith’s Tarheels - a team which had Michael Jordan, James Worthy and Sam Perkins - and Georgetown fought them down to the wire. RIP.

[cdcdawg]

It’s not nice to speak ill of the dead, so RIP, Coach Thompson.

[dfwgator]

I think that was the game where Ewing goaltended about five times in the first 5 minutes of the game.

[Palio di Siena]

every bit as racist as Adolph Rupp.

[Gay State Conservative]

There was a time when even the Pope was actually Catholic.

[PGalt]

Condolence to family and friends of John Thomson and Lute Olson. RIP, men. Thanks.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

I remember him having a racial ax to grind.

[PGalt]

Condolence to family and friends of John Thomson and Lute Olson. RIP, men. Thanks.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

I have a fond memory of my Princeton Tigers (ranked #64) vs. Georgetown (#1) to an almost HUGE upset in the mid-1990s. The Tigers out-played then down to the last possession. Even John Thompson knew the Tigers deserved the victory. He was a class act.

[PGalt]

“There was a time when even the Pope was actually Catholic.”

LOL! Laugh-of-the-day for me so far. Thanks.

[goodnesswins]

So did Cliff Robinson

[A_Former_Democrat]

He did have great teams

Did he ever recruit a while player?

He had the whole Eastern seaboard and Midlands to draw from

Racist? I mean . .. you know what I mean

[ml/nj]

John Thompson turned thugs into gentlemen. RIP.

ML/NJ

[ealgeone]

says someone with no facts to back up the claim.

[ealgeone]

Don't recall any.

He was in part responsible for the introduction of "thug" ball which later spilled over into the college and nba game.

[SKI NOW]

John Thompson turned thugs into gentlemen.

That include Michael Graham?

[Psalm 73]

John Thompson, Georgetown basketball coach. AKA Bill Russel's back-up.

That's two great careers right there.

[Tommy Revolts]

RIP John Thompson, Hall of Famer!
Thompson was a man of conviction.

"Lute Olsen also died last week".

RIP Lute Olson, Hall of Famer!
Same Era! Lute was at Iowa. I watched Georgetown vs Iowa in the Elite Eight back then, a 1 pointer. Those were the best college basketball years.