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American basketball player (1916–2007)

Homer Thompson
Personal information
Born(1916-01-18)January 18, 1916
Jeffersonville, Indiana
DiedJune 19, 2007(2007-06-19) (aged 91)
Jeffersonville, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolJeffersonville
(Jeffersonville, Indiana)
CollegeKentucky (1936–1939)
Playing career1939–1948
PositionForward / center
Career history
1939–1940,
1946		Indianapolis Kautskys
1946–1947Sheboygan Red Skins
1947–1948Louisville Colonels

Homer Winston Thompson (January 18, 1916 – June 19, 2007) was an American professional basketball player. 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.

Thompson played college basketball at the University of Kentucky (where he also boxed). 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. He then worked for Broward County Board of Health. Thompson returned to Indiana in 2003 before dying several years later.

References

  1. ^ "Homer Thompson NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Homer Thompson". Peach Basket Society. November 16, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  3. "Homer Thompson Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
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