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James Naismith

Awards And Accomplishments



1885 Silver medal for best all-around athlete, McGill University
1887 Gold medal for best all-around athlete, McGill University
1890 Silver medal for work in theology, Presbyterian College, Montreal
1910 Honorary Master's Degree in Physical Education, Kansas University
1939 Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree, Presbyterian College, Montreal
1941 Posthumously elected to the American Academy of Physical Education
1959 Enshrined as the first member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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