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James Naismith

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Gender Male
Death85 years ago
Date of birth November 6,1861
Zodiac sign Scorpio
Born Almonte
Mississippi Mills
Canada
Date of died November 28,1939
DiedLawrence
Kansas
United States
NationalityAmerican
Canadian
SpouseFlorence B. Kincaid
Maude Evelyn Sherman
Children James Sherman
Helen Carolyn
Maude Ann
John Edwin
Margaret Mason
Job Teacher
Professor
Coach
Education McGill University
The Presbyterian College, Montreal
BooksBasket Ball - Its Origin and Development
Basketball's Origins: Creative Problem Solving in the Gilded Age
Physical Education
Awards FIBA Hall of Fame
Parents John Naismith
Margaret Young
Siblings Robbie Naismith
Annie Naismith
Place of burialMemorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Height 179 (cm)
Inducted date1959
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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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. After moving to the United States, he wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the University of Kansas basketball program.

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