James Naismith By Leslie

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James NaismithBy Leslie
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Birth and Death

• James Naismith was born on November 6, 1861 in
  Almonte, Ontario, Canada.
• He died on November 28, 1939 because of a heart
  attack.

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Invention of Basketball

• James Naismith invented basketball on December
  1891, on a winter day.
• It was cold to do events outside, so he thought
  of a new indoor activity.
• He called it basketball because it was played
  with two peach baskets and a soccer ball.

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Early Years of Basketball

• Back then basketball started with 18 men.
• The games were played in the YMCA gymnasium in
  Springfield, Massachusetts.
• They used a soccer ball and tossed it in a peach
  basket.
• The games were rough and bloody. They caused a
  lot of fights.

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School

• As a young boy James Naismith attended the
  Bennies Corners Rural School.
• He went to Almonte High School on 1875-1877 and
  on 1881-1883.
• He went to McGill University, Presbyterian
  College, YMCA training school and University of
  Colorado.

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Family Life

• James Naismith was the second child of John
  Naismith and Margaret Young.
• His parents were Scottish immigrants who arrived
  in upper Canada in 1852.
• He had a sister named Annie and a brother named
  Robbie.
• His dad was a carpenter and a builder and his mom
  served as a streamstress while tending her house.

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James Naismith and his Wife

• James Naismith was married two times.
• He married Maude Sherman on 1893 and on 1939 he
  married Florence Kinkaid.
• His children were Helen, Maude, Annie, Jack,
  Margaret and Jim.

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Bibliography

• http//www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/Naismith.htm
• http//www.tvdsb.on.ca/tecumseh/student/5/Naismce.
  htm
• http//naismithmuseum.com/naismith_drjamesnaismith
  /main_drjamesnaismith.htm
• http//collections.ic.gc.ca/naismith/faq/faq.htm
• http//collections.ic.gc.ca/naismith/james/naismit
  h/early_years.htm