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Excatly 14 mins. he was playing with friends one of them were my great great great great great grandpa kel kendals and he put a peach basket against the tree and thru a kick ball in and made it that's the first person to think of the money making game and weve past this story down for genarations its a GREAT one
-Riana Kendals
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Did James naismith really invent basketball?
Yes he did he invented it when he was 30 years old in 1891 he invented it because he wanted a sport you could play inside in the winter
What game did basketball evolve from?
Basketball did not evolve like most games but was invented by Canadian physical education student and instructor Dr. James Naismith in 1891. Certain elements of the game were taken from an old Canadian children's game called "Duck on a Rock".
How old is James Naismith?
James Naismith was born on November 6, 1861 and died on November 28, 1939. James Naismith would have been 78 years old at the time of death or 153 years old today.
How did Naismith create basketball?
In 1891 while at a physical fitness training course at the new YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts Dr. James Naismith tacked up a peach basket 10 feet up on a poll and invented the game of Basketball. They transformed old dance halls into basketball courts.
Why Did James Naismith Die?
Naismith suffered a major brain hemorrhage on November 19, 1939 and died nine days later in his home located in Lawrence, Kansas. Naismith was 78 years old. Naismith is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.
