Google Doodle honours Basketball inventor Dr James Naismith
- On January 15, 2021, Google Doodle honoured the illustrious legacy of Dr James Naismith, the inventor of the game of Basketball.
- The Canadian-American Dr James Naismith was indulged in many professions at the same time. He was a professor, sports coach, a doctor, a physical educator and a Christian Chaplain as well.
- 130 years ago, in 1891, Dr Naismith invented the game of Basketball and wrote its original 13 rules in the pages of a Springfield College newspaper, ‘The Triangle’.
- The game was introduced on December 21, 1891.
- In 1959, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame was introduced in Springfield, Massachusetts, in his honor, and he was an inaugural inductee.
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Points to Remember:
- Dr James Naismith is known as the inventor of which game?
- Who is the inventor of the game of Basketball?
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