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John Thompson, first Black coach to win NCAA championship, dead at 78

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John Thompson, first Black coach to win NCAA championship, dead at 78

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Updated: 11:08 AM EDT Aug 31, 2020

John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became