Hear the Founder of Basketball on the Game

Girl Scouts working on their athletic badges now have a new voice to hear.

An audio file of basketball founder Dr. James Naismith explaining the game, the only known recording, was recently made public. You can take a trip back in time by listening to the 3-minute radio interview.

Basketball founder Dr. James Naismith

A 1939 radio interview with Dr. Naismith features the basketball founder explaining how the rules of basketball were created in 1891.

 

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