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James Naismith Biography
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James Naismith
James Naismith
Biography
James Naismith was a Canadian Phys Ed Teacher that is most known for creating the sport of basketball. Naismith started working at McGill University in 1891 and retired in 1937.
his parents names were John Naismith and Margaret Young.
he had two spouses named Florence B. Kincaid, and Maude Evelyn Sherman.
Little Known Facts
Basketball was invented because the school he worked at asked him to invent an indoor sport, and he thought of basketball.
Factoids 1
He thought of basketball because he remembered a game he used to play as child where you throw rocks, and thought of a game where you throw balls in a target.
Little Known Facts
Factoids 2
Basketball was made by a Canadian but James Naismith invented it while in the States working at McGill University so basketball was invented in America and not actually Canada as some people think.
Early Life
Death
James Naismith passed away on November 28th,1939 . He passed away while in Lawrence,
Kansas, United States.
James was abandoned at the age of 9, he was raised by his uncle and spent most of his childhood playing playing games like hide and seek.
Birth/Death
Birth
November 6, 1861
During his middle life he started working at McGill university where he worked as a physical education teacher for 47 years and he retired when he was 76. James Naismith invented basketball when he was 30 years old in 1981.
Middle Life
Legacy
James Naismith has gone down in history as being the man that invented basketball. James made basketball in Winter 1981.
Basketball has made a huge impact on sports in the past 76 year with the creation of the NBA and its 75th anniversary.