John Thompson, coach who built Georgetown basketball into national power, dies at 78 - The Washington Post

He was the first African American coach to win the NCAA championship, leading the Hoyas to the national title in 1984. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/john-thompson-death-georgetown-coach/2020/08/31/cd8f4846-eb69-11ea-ab4e-581edb849379_story.html