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Sports world mourns death of John Thompson, but if not for fate, he wouldโve likely died in Sept. 11 attacks
Read full article: Sports world mourns death of John Thompson, but if not for fate, he wouldโve likely died in Sept. 11 attacksBut while the world is sad over Thompsonโs passing, he at least had 19 more years of living after nearly dying during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. But Romeโs producer, Danny Schwartz, asked that he fly out a day later to accommodate the showโs schedule. Thompson told Schwartz that wouldnโt work and he was unhappy at the suggestion, but after Schwartz insisted, Thompson changed his flight. Ten years after that day, Thompson went on Romeโs radio show to reminisce, starting with a message Thompsonโs assistant relayed to him. โLet me tell you something, if youโre ever in Washington, D.C., you look me up,โ Thompson told Schwartz.