John Thompson has passed away

[Waterproof]

As a Generation X Black Man, I was 7 year's old when he led Pat Ewing to the NCAA Championship. The Black Community from the hood to the suburbs came together and rooted for the Hoya's, It was an unapologetic Black Team he had from the 80's to the 90's, I became a Hoyas fan because I seen brother's playing hard against odds

To the young brother's my generation faced racism we were the the Grandchildren of the Civil Rights era and Children of The Black Power Movement and the 80's and early 90's was just as bad

The Impact Coach had on us was positive.

This hurt, Damn you 2020

 

[puppetmaster]

A true leader of men.


Rest Well John

 

[El Guapo]

RIP

 

[Captain Crunch]

One of the icons, rest in power

 

[mozichrome]

had to just stop for a moment after seeing this thread title
rip to John

 

[DropTopDoc]

John walking into the afterlife like

He was a milder of great men, and took chances on controversial, he had cats thinking Georgetown was a HBCU, and it meant something playing for him, mutombo has a great story on him, and how when coach saw him on campus he was like yeah come on to the team, when he was finally playing he said just block shots and rebound

 

[Elim Garak]

I miss when he was on tnt back in the day rip legend.

 

[patscorpio]

shyt..another great one is gone ...RIP Sir

 

[Born2BKing]

R.I.P to a pioneer and true black excellence. I'll wear a white towel on my right shoulder today. Respect coach.

 

[big bun]

Damn.

I will always remember watching Ewing and them on tv and telling my pops I wanted to go to a black college like Georgetown and pops giving me the and telling me you and the basketball team will be the only nigguhs there .

RIP Big John.

 

[BillBanneker]

Man RIP Mr. Thompson

 

[Joe Sixpack]

Legendary coach had a young breh thinking Gtown was an HBCU. All the love and energy to his family. Thank you coach Thompson

Yo growing up in NYC in the 80s EVERYBODY had that Georgetown Starter..

It was everywhere.. I used to think that Georgetown was an HBCU too!!

What a horrible weekend with these great black heroes dying

 

[El Poyo Loco]

fukk 2020 as a staff, label and as a motherfukking crew and if you down with 2020 fukk you too

 

[Jaylen Tatum]

RIP

 

[GMoney]

like everyday

RIP coach