![]() ![]() ![]() He represented so many important things to Black people in this country. Johns Red Storm at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. John Thompson of the Georgetown Hoyas in 1999 when the Hoyas played the St. ![]() theGrio sat down recently with Washington to discuss the book and Thompson’s legacy. Coach Thompson loved Black people, intellect, and character which was exemplified by his reputation as a coach whose lasting impact went well beyond the game. ![]() “I Came As A Shadow” is a book about so much more than basketball. From becoming the first African American head coach to win an NCAA championship, which he did with the Hoyas in 1984, to directing the careers of NBA Hall of Fame centers like Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning to taking a chance on a Virginia kid named Allen Iverson after he’d been in jail, no one has had a career quite like Coach Thompson.īefore his passing at the age of 78 last year, Thompson, who was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, chose veteran journalist Jesse Washington to help him write his story. Journalist Jesse Washington was tapped to work with the Georgetown Hoyas Hall of Fame coach on the bookĪfter decades of silence, renowned Georgetown Hoyas basketball coach John Thompson decided to write his autobiography to show what went on behind the scenes of his extraordinary life. ![]()
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