John G. Thompson
General Facts
Born: September 10, 1859, in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: August 17, 1933, at the age of 73 after surviving three months with complications from a stroke
Items of Interest
- One of the members of the first championship team in 1892
- Among the 18 Original Team members inducted into the inaugural class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on March 3, 1959
Important Dates
1885-1890: Served churches in Medford MA/Brooklyn, New YorkÂ
1890: Returned to New Glasgow, Nova cotia, Canada to serve as Secretary of the local YMCA
1893: Graduated from the Secretarial Department of the International YMCA Training School (now Springfield College)
1893-1899: General Secretary, YMCA, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
1899-1933: Out of YMCA work