Homer Thompson (basketball)

Homer Thompson
Personal information
Born	January 18, 1916; Jeffersonville, Indiana
Died	June 19, 2007 (aged 91); Jeffersonville, Indiana
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]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Homer Thompson NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Homer Thompson". Peach Basket Society. November 16, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
^ "Homer Thompson Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved May 28, 2019.

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[bbr-1] "Homer Thompson NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2019.

[peach-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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