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Mon, 04.02.1984

The First Black Coach Wins an NCAA Basketball Title

Thompson and Ewing

On this date in 1984, John Thompson of Georgetown University became the first Black coach to win the NCAA basketball tournament.

That evening, Georgetown University beat the University of Houston in the NCAA final, 84-75, to win its only national championship.

To become a Coach

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(for Toni Morrison) on a needful day your terribleness troubles the house like thunderclaps ripping a Delta sky. You gather a bushel of autumn, run faithfilled fingers over your threads. Your needles... COMFORT-MAKER by Jerry Ward Jr.
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