John Thompson - Sports Figures

Sports Figures

  • Jocko Thompson (1917–1988), born John Samuel Thompson, former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • John "Cat" Thompson (1906–1990), basketball player
  • John Thompson (basketball) (born 1941), former basketball coach at Georgetown University
  • John Thompson III (born 1966), his son, current coach at Georgetown
  • John Thompson (American football) (born 1955), former defensive coordinator for the Ole Miss football team
  • John Thompson (American football tight end) (born 1957), American football player
  • Ernie Thompson (John Ernest Thompson, 1909–1985), former Manchester United F.C. player in the 1930s
  • John Thompson (Irish footballer) (born 1981), Irish professional footballer
  • Jon Thompson (beach volleyball) (born 1977), American beach volleyball player
  • Tug Thompson (John Parkinson Thompson, 1856–1938), former Major League Baseball outfielder
  • John Thomson (footballer) (1909–1931), Celtic and Scotland goalkeeper, who died in a collision with an opposing player
  • John Thompson (rugby union), rugby union player who represented Australia
  • John Thompson (cricketer)
  • John Thompson (Australian footballer)

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