It was the best team in ISPAL history, and George Thompson was a part of it
His legacy, easy.
He played on one of the greatest, if not the greatest, basketball teams in PSAL history. That was Erasmus Hall in 1965.
It was March 19th to be exact, and Dutchman coach Bernie Kirsner’s squad beat DeWitt Clinton – the perennial Bronx powerhouse – 85-80, in the Flatbush gym. The win capped a perfect season at 22-0.