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Fox Business Channel Discusses Dr. James Naismith!
Fox Business Channel Discusses Dr. James Naismith! Monday, January 30, 2017, at 8:00 p.m., the Fox Business Channel will talk to Jim Naismith, grandson of Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. Jim Naismith inherited the original rules of the game from his father—Dr. Naismith’s son—who had received the rules around 1929 from Hellen Dodd … Continue reading
Credit Where Credit’s Due
It’s no secret to anyone who has previously visited this website that my wife, Hellen Dodd Carpenter, is the Granddaughter of the man who invented the game of basketball. Yes, it’s true; Dr. James Naismith invented the sport as a physical activity that his students at Springfield College in Massachusetts could participate in during the … Continue reading
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