Beth100 says
James Naismith was a Canadian inventor of the game of basketball. He lived in Almonte, Ontario. His home is now a historical site. He invented the sport of basketball in 1891. He wrote the original basketball rule book. He lived to see basketball become an Olympic demonstration sport in 1904 and its becoming an official event in 1936. He has won several awards, including being honored in the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame, the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame, the Ontario Sports Legends Hall of Fame, the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, the FIBA Sports Hall of Fame as well as several other sports halls of fame. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame was named after him.
Hope this was helpful! Oh, did you know that he invented the first football helmet?
Mike Lickteig says
A little trivia: An early Naismith player at the University of Kansas was believed to be (but not confirmed as) a son of Jesse James.
Naismith is buried in a cemetery in East Lawrence, Kansas.
OK, neither of these things have anything really to do with the history of basketball, but since the topic was pretty vague to begin with, I thought I would throw in my trivia.
Cheers!
jacobt2 says
James Naismith invented basketball in 1891. He was a physician and also a teacher at a school. At the school he invented basketball by putting peach baskets on walls and using a soccer ball. The game was used as recreation for students. The rules developed over time.
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