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 James Naismith Posted by:  wardnkathy
N 38° 57.238 W 095° 12.941
15S E 308005 N 4314002
The inventor of basketball is interred in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WM87AE
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/13/2010
Views: 5
The coordinates are for James Naismith's grave. There is also a monument to him in the cemetery.
Description:
James Naismith invented the sport of basketball in 1891 while working at a YMCA in Springfield Massachusetts. He was the first basketball coach for the University of Kansas in 1898. The Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, is named after him, and he was an inaugural induction in 1959. Naismith has also been inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame, the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame, the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, the Ontario Sports Legends Hall of Fame, the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame, the McGill University Sports Hall of Fame, the Kansas State Sports Hall of Fame and the FIBA Hall of Fame. The National Collegiate Athletic Association rewards its best players and coaches annually with the Naismith Awards, among them the Naismith College Player of the Year, the Naismith College Coach of the Year and the Naismith Prep Player of the Year.
Date of birth: 11/06/1861
Date of death: 11/28/1939
Area of notoriety: Sports
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daily - Dawn to Dusk
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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