I Came as a Shadow is a biography of author John Thompson, Jesse Washington.
The autobiography of the legendary Georgetown University coach, whose life on and off the basketball court made clear America’s never-ending struggle with racial justice.

John Thompson was never just a basketball coach, and I Came as a Shadow is clearly more than just a basketball autobiography.

After three decades at the heart of race and sport in America, the first Black head coach to win the NCAA championship has finally made his public debut. Thompson’s book takes us through his childhood under Jim Crow’s distinction with our present moment of racial reckoning. We experienced handgun riding with Celtics icon Red Auerbach and coached NBA Hall of Famers like Patrick Ewing and Allen Iverson. How did he inspire the phrase “Hoya Paranoia”? You will see. And thawing his historical frosty look, Thompson takes us into his negotiations with a DC drug lord in his players’ orbit in the 1980s, as well as behind the scenes in his years on the Nike board.
This is a great American story, and John Thompson’s experience sheds light on many of the issues plaguing our nation. In this recording – the ultimate gift from the “Coach” – he proves himself to be an elderly statesman whose last words college basketball and the country need to be heard.

• I Came as a Shadow

• An Autobiography
• By: John Thompson, Jesse Washington

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