Homer Thompson (basketball)

Homer Thompson
Personal information
Born(1916-01-18)January 18, 1916
Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJune 19, 2007(2007-06-19) (aged 91)
Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.
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.[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

  1. 1 2 "Homer Thompson NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Homer Thompson". Peach Basket Society. November 16, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Homer Thompson Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
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