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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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