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James Naismith (NAY-smith; November 6, 1861 – November 28, ... Naismith was the second child of two Scottish immigrants. [9] His father left Europe when he was 18 ...
In 2006, James Naismith's granddaughter discovered his handwritten notes and typewritten rules among boxes of documents in her basement. [2] In the documents, Naismith recalled playing "duck on a rock" as a child and used its rules as inspiration when he developed the game of basketball in 1891.
The game of basketball as it is known today was created by Dr. James Naismith in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to condition young athletes during cold months. Naismith was a physical education instructor at YMCA International Training School (now known as Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 January 2025. Main article: List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major ...
Naismith was asked to create an indoor "athletic distraction" to keep rowdy youth busy in the cold New England winter months. Luther Gulick (physician), the head of Springfield YMCA gave Naismith two weeks to come up with a game to occupy a particularly incorrigible group. Naismith decided the game had to be physically active, simple to ...
In 1937, a re-enactment of the contest was played at Madison Square Garden in New York City using Naismith's 13 original rules, a soccer ball and peach baskets. The six surviving members of the first team were interviewed by the organizers of the event to ensure it was true to the original game.
While some people would have loved to act on Sesame Street as a child, Tyler James Williams recalled one instance that nearly scarred him as a 7-year-old kid on set. “I remember the moment of ...
James Naismith (1861–1939), Canadian born, U.S. – invented basketball and American football helmet; Yoshiro Nakamatsu (born 1928), Japan – "PyonPyon" spring shoes, digital watch, CinemaScope, armchair "Cerebrex", sauce pump, taxicab meter; Shuji Nakamura (born 1954), Japan – Blue laser; John Napier (1550–1617), Scotland – logarithms