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 York 

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

General Facts