Born in 1861 in Almonte, Canada East, he invented basketball in 1891 at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts.
He lived long enough to see his sport become a demonstration sport at the 1936 Olympics.
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Today in 1939, James Naismith died.
Born in 1861 in Almonte, Canada East, he invented basketball in 1891 at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts.
He lived long enough to see his sport become a demonstration sport at the 1936 Olympics.
Born in 1861 in Almonte, Canada East, he invented basketball in 1891 at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts.
He lived long enough to see his sport become a demonstration sport at the 1936 Olympics.