Dr. James Naismith

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Team sports
Health benefits of sports
gptkbp:affiliation YMCA
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:McGill_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Naismith_College_Player_of_the_Year_Award
gptkbp:born November 6, 1861
gptkbp:children 5
gptkbp:coachingCareer gptkb:University_of_Kansas
Head coach
Basketball teams
gptkbp:contributedTo Sports education
Basketball's global popularity
gptkbp:contribution Physical education curriculum
gptkbp:createdBy 13 rules of basketball
gptkbp:developedBy Basketball drills
Basketball coaching techniques
gptkbp:died November 28, 1939
gptkbp:encouraged Youth participation in sports
Athletic competition
gptkbp:established Basketball rules
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Physical education
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. James Naismith
gptkbp:influenced Modern sports
Basketball development
Youth sports programs
Basketball rules evolution
gptkbp:influencedBy Luther Gulick
gptkbp:inspiration Future basketball coaches
Sportsmanship in basketball
Basketball players worldwide
gptkbp:inventor 1891
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Physical education pioneers
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy Sports organizations
gptkbp:knownFor Inventing basketball
Father of Basketball
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Basketball_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:occupation Physical educator
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Almonte,_Ontario
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Lawrence,_Kansas
gptkbp:promoted Physical fitness
Intercollegiate athletics
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame
Innovative sports teaching methods
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:sport Basketball
gptkbp:spouse Maud_Naismith
gptkbp:supported Women’s sports
gptkbp:taught Physical education classes
gptkbp:team gptkb:Kansas_Jayhawks
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:YMCA_International_Training_School
gptkbp:wrote Basketball: Its Origin and Development
gptkbp:yearsActive 1891-1937