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  • By: Professor Beaver
  • Narrated by: Frank Block
  • Length: 16 mins

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Publisher's Summary

James Naismith was a man of many talents. He was a physician, an innovator, a Christian chaplain, a physical educator, and a coach. But he is best known for being the inventor of today’s most widely played sports game - the basketball. Listen about the man who invented basketball. Learn how the game changed the sports landscape, first in North America and the world.

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