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James Naismith

By ihes62

  • Born

    Born
    James Naismith was born on November 6, 1861 in Ontario Canada

  • Collage

    Collage
    He went to MC gull university for college in 1883.

  • Basketball

    Basketball
    He came up with the game basketball at age 30 in 1891

  • Rules

    Rules
    He wrote the basketball rule book in January 15, 1892 at Kansas University.

  • Married

    Married
    James married Maude Sherman in 1894 and had five children.

  • Football Helmet

    Football Helmet
    He also created the football helmet in 1896.

  • Died

    Died
    He died in November 28, 1939 in Kansas at the of 78.

  • Buried

    Buried
    He is berried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, KS

  • Players

    Players
    Because of him, now 450 million people play basketball.