COLLEGIATE BASKETRALL'S HALL OF FAME HALL OF FAME Page 20 On othor pages of this booklet, Holms Athlctic Foundation has named an All- Time All-Amorica Collegiate Basketball Team, and has sclected ten coaches for "ercatest" honors, All of those who have been named for such honors are most certainly worthy of placcs in Collegiate Basketball's Hall of Fame -- as con= ccived by Holms Athlotic Foundation. In addition, thcre aro others who are being naned for pleccs in the Holms Athlotic Foundation - Collegiate Baskcotball Hall of Fame. They are mon who have contributed mich to Collogiate Basketball, and to the progress which collegiate basketball has made during the past forty ycoarse Holms Athlotic Foundation has not been goncrous in making scloctions for its Collogiatc Boskotball Hall of Fame, in addition to the players and coaches who have bom givon highost honors. There arc perhaps many who have contributcd much to‘Colles into Basketball, and arc possibly worthy of Hall of Fame rankinge Howovor,‘Holms Athlotic Foundation has nancd but three -~'tho inte Dre James Ae Naismith, founder of tho gano of Baskotball; Ralph Morgan, noted basketball au- thority who was responsible for tho formation of the Eastcrn Intcorcollegiate League; and Oswald Tower, noted Baskotball Historian and Rules Committee oxccu- tivce é DR. JAM@S A. NAISMITH Born at Altmontc, Canada, Novomber 6, 1861. Dicd at lawrence, Kensas, Noven- ber, 28, 1959. Dr. Neismith was the ercator of tho ganc of Basketball, having originated the — came while an instructor at Springficld Y.M.C.A. Collco*e, Massachusctts, in 1891. Dr. Naismith published the rules of Basketball in 1892, and published thom for a ‘numbor of yours thoroaftcre : : Dr. Neisnith ro¢oived degrees from McGill University, Canada, 1887; Presbytcoricr College, Montreal, 1890. Colorado University, 1898, and Soringficld Colloge,1891. Whilé ct McGill, Naismith competed in football and track and ficlde Dr. Naismith's conching carcer oxtended over a poriod of 1891 to 1905, during which timc he coached at Springficld, Denver Y.M.C.A.’and Univorsity of Kansas. Ho devoted mch of his time to the game of Baskctball, and for many years sorvod tho game in an executive capacity. From 1909 to 1920, he was a mombor of the Rules Comittco. In 1923, Dr. Naismith was made Honorary Moribcr of the Rulcs Committoce, for Life. Hoe was many timos honored by colleges, prep schools, cna ~ Basketball groups. Ho reccived one of the greatest thrills of his. life In 190c, when he travolcd to Europe to witness Basketball competition in the Olympic Gar.o+. RALPH MORGAN Born ct Philadclphia, Ponnsylvania, March 9, 1884. Educato’ at Frionds School, and Univesity of Pennsylvania. Compoted in football, baskotbell and baseball while at Frionds Schoole ; Manager of He University of Pennsylvania Basketball team in 1905, “Founded the Collogiate Basketball Rules Cormittecc, and acted as its Sceretary as, ( This committee was morged into tho Joint Rules Committee in'1915.) Served ag an executive of the Joint Rules Conmittee sinec its incoption. Made an Honcim: Monber For Life of the National Baskétball Cormittce., Chairman of the University of Ponnsylvania Basketball Committcce Has served as Historian of tho Evstorn Intcorcollceiate Leaguc since he founded it. : Has probably given nore:sffort and tineito the gamo of Basketbill, without thought of remuncration, than any man who over lived.