James Naismith
✓ Source-basedfallingCanadian-American coach; inventor of basketball
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James Naismith was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball.
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Sculpture in Almonte, Ontario. Identical copies are located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and Lawrence, Kansas.
The original 1891 "Basket Ball" court in Springfield College. It used a peach basket attached to the wall.
1899 University of Kansas basketball team, with James Naismith at the back, right
Basketball games at Allen Fieldhouse take place on the James Naismith Court.
Naismith as University of Kansas athletics director, c. 1920
Statue of James Naismith at Basketball Hall of Fame and Museum in Springfield, Massachusetts
Typewritten first draft of the rules of basketball by NaismithAwards 4
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About this person
Country
CanadaCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1861 to 1939 · aged 78
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