Personal information | |
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Born | Jeffersonville, Indiana | January 18, 1916
Died | June 19, 2007 Jeffersonville, Indiana | (aged 91)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Jeffersonville (Jeffersonville, Indiana) |
College | Kentucky (1936–1939) |
Playing career | 1939–1948 |
Position | Forward / center |
Career history | |
1939–1940, 1946 | Indianapolis Kautskys |
1946–1947 | Sheboygan Red Skins |
1947–1948 | Louisville Colonels |
Homer Winston Thompson (January 18, 1916 – June 19, 2007) was an American professional basketball player. [1] [2] He played for the Indianapolis Kautskys and Sheboygan Red Skins in the National Basketball League, as well as the Louisville Colonels in the Professional Basketball League of America. [1] [3]
Thompson played college basketball at the University of Kentucky (where he also boxed). [2] His professional career was interrupted by serving in World War II. Thompson spent his post-basketball career as a teacher in Jeffersonville, Indiana, before moving to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1958. [2] He then worked for Broward County Board of Health. [2] Thompson returned to Indiana in 2003 before dying several years later. [2]
Personal information | |
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Born | Jeffersonville, Indiana | January 18, 1916
Died | June 19, 2007 Jeffersonville, Indiana | (aged 91)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Jeffersonville (Jeffersonville, Indiana) |
College | Kentucky (1936–1939) |
Playing career | 1939–1948 |
Position | Forward / center |
Career history | |
1939–1940, 1946 | Indianapolis Kautskys |
1946–1947 | Sheboygan Red Skins |
1947–1948 | Louisville Colonels |
Homer Winston Thompson (January 18, 1916 – June 19, 2007) was an American professional basketball player. [1] [2] He played for the Indianapolis Kautskys and Sheboygan Red Skins in the National Basketball League, as well as the Louisville Colonels in the Professional Basketball League of America. [1] [3]
Thompson played college basketball at the University of Kentucky (where he also boxed). [2] His professional career was interrupted by serving in World War II. Thompson spent his post-basketball career as a teacher in Jeffersonville, Indiana, before moving to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1958. [2] He then worked for Broward County Board of Health. [2] Thompson returned to Indiana in 2003 before dying several years later. [2]