Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in December 1891 while working as a physical education professor at a YMCA training school, creating 13 basic rules for an indoor game to keep his gym class active on a rainy day. He was born in Ontario, Canada in 1861, had two wives and five children over his lifetime, and died in 1939 in Lawrence, Kansas at the age of 78, leaving behind the popular sport of basketball that continues to keep people fit and healthy around the world.
2. Who invented BASKETBALL?
Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in
December, 1891.
He was born on November 6, 1861 in
Ontario, Canada.
He had 2 wives and 5 children.
3. On June 20, 1894, he married to
Maude Evelyn Sherman in
Sprigfield. He moved on to work
at the YMCA training school.
4. In early December 1891, Dr. James
Naismith, a physical education
professor in Springfield, was trying
to keep his gym class active a rainy
day. He wanted an indoor game. He
wrote the basic rules of basketball.
5. He attended Mac Gill University
in Montreal.
He died on November 28, 1939
(age 78) in Lawrence, Kansas.
6. Thanks to his invention, all people can
play basketball and we can keep fit and
healthy.
7. Thanks to his invention, all people can
play basketball and we can keep fit and
healthy.