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Dr. James Naismith

±«ÓãÖ±²¥ graduate Dr. James Naismith introduced his invention, the game of basketball, on December 21, 1891.

Basketball, a game that started with 18 men at the School for Christian Workers (later the International YMCA Training School, now Springfield College) in Springfield, Mass., has grown into a game that more than 300 million people play worldwide. The man who created this instantly successful sport was Naismith, an inaugural inductee to the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.

Classified as: Varsity sports, Basketball (M), Basketball (W), Athletics in the news, Athletics alumni
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Published on: 21 Dec 2011

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