Homer Thompson (basketball)

Homer Thompson

Personal information
Born	(1916-01-18)January 18, 1916 Jeffersonville, Indiana
Died	June 19, 2007(2007-06-19) (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

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.