abstract:Billy Thompson, sometimes known as Texas Billy Thompson (1845 - September 6, 1897) was an Old West gunman and gambler, and the younger brother of the famous gunman and lawman Ben Thompson. The younger Thompson brother never achieved the fame that his brother achieved, and in his own lifetime was mainly referred to as the unpredictable and troubled younger brother of Ben Thompson.
The game that caused Thompson so much distress was the one that brought Friars guard Billy "The Kid" Donovan to the national spotlight and Providence's first Final Four since 1973.