Google honours basketball inventor Dr James Naismith with creative doodle

Google on January 15 celebrated Canian-American physical educator, professor, doctor and coach Dr. James Naismith with a doodle. On this day in 1891, he h even invented game of basketball for students during winter and anunced its original rules in ps of “ Triangle” which is a Springfield College school newspaper. doodle houring inverter of world’s ‘favourite pastime’ shows an animated Naismith standing with a clipboard inside a gymnasium while students take ir shots for basket with ball as it sws outside.  From ‘humble beginnings’ of basketball in a school gymnasium, 130 years later, sport has become an international colossus played in over 200 countries today.

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Who’s Dr. James Naismith?

Dr. James Naismith was born on vember 6, 1861, near town of Almonte in Ontario, Cana. After acquiring a bachelor’s degree in physical education from McGill University, he took a job as an instructor at YMCA International Training College in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1890. It was in this place where Naismith was asked to come up with an indoor game that could keep students busy during brutal New England winters. Including two peach baskets, a soccer ball and a set of ten rules, game of ‘basketball’ was invented by him. 

Eventually, game was introduced to his class on December 21, 1891. initial game of basket ball featured only nine players in each time with elements incorporated from outdoor games such as American football, soccer and field hocket. Even though re was reportedly scepticism floating around game, sport caught popularity like wildfire in following years. In 1936, Naismith’s game me its Olympic debut in Berlin, Germany with founder of game throwing ball for tip-off to commence first game. 

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sport popular across globe, Naismith reportedly envisioned basketball as a way for students to better mselves both physically and mentally. While sport was introduced at a time when schools were segregated, Naismith saw everyone as someone with potential for game. His legacy is carried on till this day by Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame incorporated in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1959.

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