James Naismith: Dr Hoops
January 14, 2009 by rswain
Filed under Basketball, Monuments, Sports and the Outdoors
If you travel a bit west of town, between Almonte and the Mill of Kintail, you’ll find a roadside plaque commemorating Dr James Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball, who was born nearby. A physical education teacher and Presbyterian minister, he invented the game while working in Massachusetts in 1891.