James Naismith, the man who invented basketball born 1861
On November 6, 1861, basketball’s creator James Naismith was born in Almonte, Canada West, Province of Canada (Almonte, Ontario).
Members of the world’s first basketball team, Springfield, Mass., 1891. Naismith is in centre row on right. Image courtesy Archives Canada.
James Naismith
3 stamp set for the Basketball Centenary series
Released by Canada Post in 1991
Designers: C. Reynolds | Joseph Gault | Tiit Telmet
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