James Naismith
I invented of the game of basketball.
Can you guess who I am? I'm James Naismith! Did you recognize my name? The basketball court in Lawrence KS is named after me.
Can you guess who I am? I'm James Naismith! Did you recognize my name? The basketball court in Lawrence KS is named after me.
My family , education and backround
I was born on November 6 1861. My parents past away when I was eight years old. My sister Annie, my brother Robbie
and I moved to my uncle Peter's house. I didn't get very good grades in school. When I was fifteen I quit school and became a lumberjack.
I went back to high school and I wanted to finish fast! In 1883 I graduated. I then went to college at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
In 1890 I became a Presbyterian minister. In 1898 I graduated from Gross Medical College in Denver, Co as a doctor.
and I moved to my uncle Peter's house. I didn't get very good grades in school. When I was fifteen I quit school and became a lumberjack.
I went back to high school and I wanted to finish fast! In 1883 I graduated. I then went to college at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
In 1890 I became a Presbyterian minister. In 1898 I graduated from Gross Medical College in Denver, Co as a doctor.
Why or How I became famous
During my first job at the College for Young Men's Christian Association or YMCA I was told I had two week to come up with a winter sport. I remembered playing duck on a rock as a kid where we would try to knock a huge rock off with a soft pitch of a smaller stone, that gave me the idea on my new game of Basketball. We would play the game with two teams, two peach baskets and a soccer ball. Basketball was born on December 21,1891.
Interesting details
My good friend Alonzo Stagg had become one of the most famous coaches in the country. Alonzo sent a telegram to the university of Kansas recommending me for the job of a assistant physical director at the university of Kansas in 1898. By 1909 I was a professor a preacher and a medical doctor for the university.
In 1936 I was invited to the Olympic games in Berlin Germany. This was the first time basketball was a official game in the Olympics.
In 1936 I was invited to the Olympic games in Berlin Germany. This was the first time basketball was a official game in the Olympics.
Where am I now?
I pasted away on November 28, 1939. I'm buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.