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Dr. James Naismith: Basketball Missionary

July 21, 2021 by Rev. Dr. Ed & Janice Hird Leave a Comment

Dr. James Naismith, Basketball missionary

Few people realize that Dr James Naismith, a YMCA worker from Canada, invented basketball in order to reach young people for Christ. Who would have imagined that a missionary would create basketball? Born in 1861, James Naismith had a very rough life growing up. When he was only eight, both of his 37-year-old parents, John and Margaret, died from typhoid … [Read more...] about Dr. James Naismith: Basketball Missionary

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