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Did the inventor of basketball, James Naismith, also invent the football helmet?
Published: 7 December 2010
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By Brian Cronin
The Los Angeles Times
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One of the most famous sports innovators is Dr. James Naismith,
the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ grad who invented basketball in 1891 at Springfield,
Mass. Obviously, though, if Naismith was an instructor beforeÌý
he invented basketball, he must have been involved in other
sports.
One such sport that Naismith was heavily involved in was football,
which itself was still in the early years of making its transition
from rugby to its own unique sport.
This leads to a great story about the early days of football and
Naismith, which is specifically; did James Naismith also invent the
football helmet?