Homer Thompson (basketball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American basketball player
Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1916
Place of Birth: Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States
Date of Death: 19-Jun-2007
Profession: basketball player
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Homer Thompson (basketball)
- Homer Winston Thompson (January 18, 1916 – June 19, 2007) was an American professional basketball player.
- 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.Thompson played college basketball at the University of Kentucky (where he also boxed).
- 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.
- He then worked for Broward County Board of Health.
- Thompson returned to Indiana in 2003 before dying several years later.
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