James Naismith (NAY-smith; November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball. After moving to the United States, he wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the University of Kansas basketball program. Naismith lived to see basketball adopted as an Olympic demonstration sport in 1904 and as an official event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, as well as the birth of the National Invitation Tournament (1938) and the NCAA Tournament (1939). More about James Naismith
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The most expensive item with a signature of James Naismith (Dr. James Naismith inventor of basketball PSA 9 auto autograph signed index card) was sold in October 2019 for $10099.90 while the cheapest item (JAMES NAISMITH NBA Legend Autograph Handwritten clip Authentic w/ COA *RARE*) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2022. The month with the most items sold (6) was February 2014 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of James Naismith. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2019 with $10099.90 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was May 2022. In average, an autographed item from James Naismith is worth $465.50.
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2023 Topps Transcendent DR. JAMES NAISMITH Cut Signature Auto #1/1 | $3310.00 | ||
Dr. James Naismith Authentic Signed Autographed Return Envelope PSA/DNA | $4999.00 | ||
Dr.James Naismith original basketball rules Ion Naismith signed 2 of 100. Rare | $300.00 | ||
James Naismith 1/1 Autograph Leaf Card Inventor of Basketball WOW One Of A Kind! | $4100.00 | ||
JAMES NAISMITH 1918 SIGNED HANDWRITTEN 2 PAGE LETTER PSA/DNA CERTIFIED AUTOGRAPH | $1950.00 | ||
James Naismith Handwriting Cut from Signed Auto Letter COA Kansas Jayhawks Tough | $200.00 | ||
James Naismith HOF Authentic Handwriting Cut BAS Beckett Not Auto Signed | $246.50 | ||
JAMES NAISMITH NBA Legend Autograph Handwritten clip Authentic w/ COA *RARE* | $14.99 | ||
JAMES NAISMITH NBA Legend Autograph Handwritten clip Authentic w/ COA *RARE* | $14.99 | ||
JAMES NAISMITH NBA Legend Autograph Handwritten clip Authentic w/ COA *RARE* | $14.99 | ||
JAMES NAISMITH NBA Legend Autograph Handwritten clip Authentic w/ COA *RARE* | $14.99 | ||
JAMES NAISMITH NBA Legend Autograph Handwritten clip Authentic w/ COA *RARE* | $14.99 | ||
JAMES NAISMITH NBA Legend Autograph Handwritten clip Authentic w/ COA *RARE* | $0.99 | ||
JAMES NAISMITH NBA Legend Autograph Handwritten clip Authentic w/ COA *RARE* | $0.99 | ||
JAMES NAISMITH PSA/DNA SIGNED ENVELOPE AUTOGRAPH CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC, RARE! | $1900.00 |
On this day: Bird gets dual honor; Naismith publishes 1st rules (01/15/23): On this day in Celtics history, Larry Bird won two prestigious media awards, and basketball inventor James Naismith published the sport's original 13 rules.