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James Naismith was a Canadian-American physical educator who invented the game of basketball in 1891.
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James Naismith (born November 6, 1861, Almonte, Ontario, Canada—died November 28, 1939, Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.) was a Canadian -American physical-education director who, in 1891, invented the game of basketball as a way to make physical education more enjoyable and less dangerous. , (Read James Naismith's 1929 Britannica essay on inventing ...
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James Naismith. James Naismith ( NAY-smith; November 6, 1861 - November 28, 1939) was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball. [1] [2] [3] After moving to the United States, he wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the University ...
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Basketball is a game played by two teams of five men or women each, in a gymnasium or other large room. Its essential characteristic is the effort of each of the teams to pass the ball through a hoop or goal at the end of the court behind the opposing team. The game of basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith (this author), at that ...
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Dr. James Naismith, physical educator, author, inventor, chaplain, physician (born 6 November 1861 in Almonte, Ontario; died 28 November 1939 in Lawrence, Kansas). James Naismith is best known as the inventor of the sport of basketball. He was also the first full-time athletics instructor at McGill University and established the basketball ...
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