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Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.

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The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play ‘Drop the Handkerchief.’

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I am sure that no man can derive more pleasure from money or power than I do from seeing a pair of basketball goals in some out of the way place.

James Naismith

Birth:	6th November, 1861
Death:	28th November, 1939
Nationality:	American, Canadian
Profession:	Coach, Inventor, Physician, Professor

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James Naismith was born in Almonte, Ontario, Canada. He was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, sports coach and inventor. He invented the game of basketball at age 30 in 1891. He wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the University of Kansas basketball program. He earned a BA degree in Physical Education from McGill University. He received his medical degree in Denver in 1898. He served as professor at Springfield College from 1891-95, and the University of Kansas from 1898-1937.

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