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Portrait or photograph of James Naismith: First basketball team at the University of Kansas, 1899. Coach James Naismith is on the far right. Walter is 3rd from

Virtual Memorial

James Naismith

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring James Naismith, remembered for Basketball, Physical education, Sports history.

1861 - 1939Almonte, Ontario, Canada
Portrait or photograph of James Naismith: Professor James Naismith FMedSci FRS, Royal Society Fellow elected 2014 This file is licensed under the Creative Commo
Professor James Naismith FMedSci FRS, Royal Society Fellow elected 2014 This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Attribution: Royal Society uploader, Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Why James Naismith Is Remembered

James Naismith is remembered for basketball, physical education, sports history. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to James Naismith.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Almonte, Ontario, Canada is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to James Naismith's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

James Naismith was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

Photos

Portrait or photograph of James Naismith: This is a portrait photograph of Dr. James Naismith taken around 1920 by Springfield College.

This is a portrait photograph of Dr. James Naismith taken around 1920 by Springfield College.

Springfield College (Courtesy of Springfield College, Babson Library, Archives and Special Collections)., https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15370coll2/id/17392, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of James Naismith: James Naismith (6 November 1861 – 28 November 1939), the inventor of basketball .

James Naismith (6 November 1861 – 28 November 1939), the inventor of basketball .

Evdcoldeportes ., Escuela Virtual de Deportes - COLDEPORTES - Colombia ( online copy )., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of James Naismith: James Naismith with a soccer ball and a basket.

James Naismith with a soccer ball and a basket.

Unknown author Unknown author, https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/the-inventor-of-basketball-dr-james-naismith-stands-in-a-news-photo/514704170, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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