november november canadian physical educator physician chaplain sports coach invented sport basketball wrote original basketball founded basketball program lived basketball adopted olympic demonstration sport official event summer olympics berlin birth born canada scottish immigrants studied physical education montreal moving united_states developed basketball late teaching international training school springfield massachusetts receiving denver moved later athletic director biography early years born ontario canada parents immigrated scotland middle signed initial added administration living child stated father middle initial members family personal friends noted historian extensive research subject struggling school gifted farm labor spent days outside playing catch hide seek duck rock medieval game person guards large drake stone opposing players try knock throwing smaller stones play duck rock effectively soon found soft shot far effective straight hard throw thought later proved essential invention basketball orphaned early life lived aunt uncle years attended grade school corners near enrolled ontario graduated year entered montreal described slight figure standing foot listed pounds talented versatile athlete representing canadian football rugby soccer played center football team protect ears personal use team use won multiple medals outstanding performances earned diploma montreal taught physical education director athletics left montreal physical education teacher springfield massachusetts springfield struggled class confined indoor games harsh new_england winter short tempered orders head given days create indoor game provide athletic distraction demanded room help track athletes shape explicitly emphasized fair players rough attempt think new game guided main thoughts firstly analyzed popular games times rugby soccer football hockey baseball noticed hazards ball concluded big soft soccer ball secondly saw physical contact occurred running ball hitting decided passing legal option finally reduced body contact making goal placing high player heads score goals forced players throw soft shot proven effective old favorite game duck rock christened new game basket ball thoughts basic rules game basket ball played december report described circumstances inaugural match contrast modern basketball players played versus handled soccer ball basketball instead shooting goals pair peach sic peach gym secured inside gallery feet floor end gymnasium rules bulletin board instructor platform secured soccer ball awaited arrival class class enthusiasm followed lead explained goals tossed ball center men tried somewhat near rules called running ball man ball uncommon contrast modern basketball original rules include known today ball moved court pass early players tossed ball heads ran court following goal jump ball taken middle court practices obsolete rules modern basketball radio interview january gave details game initial rules showed peach nailed end gym told idea throw ball opposing team peach basket blew whistle game basketball began boys began kicking punching ended free middle gym floor injury toll black eyes separated shoulder player knocked unconscious certainly murder changed rules quest develop clean sport important running ball stopped slugging tried game new rules didn casualty basketball grown popular campus editor chief triangle springfield college newspaper featured article called new game calls new game ball refused basketball introduced internationally movement springfield went denver acquired medical degree joined lawrence kansas coaching family claimed borrowed components game basketball dispute sole creation game citing alleged photos letters men basketball program officially began following arrival years drafted sport official rules initially hired coach basketball chapel director physical education instructor early days majority basketball games played nearby teams nation having played integral birth basketball common opponents team played current big school ironically coach program history losing record coached allen eventual successor kansas went join mentor allen coach told going coach basketball discouraged coach basketball play instead allen embarked coaching career lead known father basketball coaching time kansas allen coached national championship team foundation national championship team allen smith joined members turn century college teams east competitions played sport continuously grew long regarded game curiosity preferred wrestling better forms physical education basketball demonstration sport games memorial basketball hall fame reports interested self promotion glory competitive sports instead interested physical education career receiving honorary degree patrolled mexican border months traveled france published books essence healthy life took american citizenship created pupil collected money year old witness introduction basketball official olympic sports program summer olympic games handed medals north american teams united_states gold medal canada silver medal mexico bronze medal win olympics named honorary president returned commented seeing game played nations greatest compensation received invention played role formation later professor emeritus kansas retired age including years coach served athletic director faculty school total years died suffered fatal brain buried lawrence kansas basketball origins development published posthumously lawrence kansas road named honor runs official address drive university basketball facility university named court honor despite having worst record school history college residential dormitory located northeastern edge 19th street drive head coaching record college basketball coach basketball team compiled record ironically losing coach kansas history massive prestigious coaching tree coached coach coached hall_of_fame coaches coached future coaches legacy inventor basketball wrote original rules sport memorial basketball hall fame springfield massachusetts named honor inaugural national collegiate athletic association rewards best players coaches annually college player year college coach year prep player year olympic introduction male athletes women basketball olympic event montreal summer olympics inducted memorial basketball hall fame named honor trophy named honour june inducted kansas hall fame ceremonies home town ontario hosts annual tournament ages skill levels honor year event attracts hundreds participants involves half court games main street town proceeds event youth basketball programs area basketball today played million people worldwide making popular team sports north_america basketball produced admired athletes 20th century polls conducted espn associated_press named basketball player respectively second greatest north american athlete 20th century polls featured fellow basketball players chamberlain like december original rules basketball written considered basketball founding document auctioned new_york alumnus basketball went crusade persuade alumni considering bidding hopefully winning document auction gift eventually persuaded investment banker alumnus wife commit bidding auction won bidding purchased document record usd paid sports memorabilia item gifted document project eventual success chronicled espn documentary place like home corresponding book holy fan quest buy original rules basketball constructed million building named houses rules opened march personal life eldest child margaret scottish immigrants mother born immigrated fourth children canada father born left europe settled june married september march springfield usa couple children stanley july october december august november december october april member gamma presbyterian minister remembered died june married second wife suffered major brain november year died days later home located lawrence kansas years old buried wife memorial park cemetery lawrence died age buried husband lifetime education academic positions held follows
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