This inventor of a sport got slam dunked on November 28, 1939
[DOC] [TLE] Portal:Basketball/Selected biography/2007 - Wikipedia, the free ... [PAR] Born to parents who played sports collegiately at the University of Iowa and a 
sibling ... James Naismith (November 6, 1861  November 28, 1939) was the 
inventor of ... to cover the palms of their hands, allowing them to get a better grip 
on the ball.