In contrast, Obama is designated a yearly salary of $400,000, and he reportedly made nearly $800,000 in 2011 due to additional earnings from investments and book royalties.
Dr. James Naismith was a Canadian physical education instructor who invented the game of basketball in 1891 while working at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts.
In His Own Words: How A Gym Teacher Invented Basketball In 1891. In a recently surfaced recording of a 1939 radio interview, James Naismith, describes how he invented basketball in 1891. In a recently surfaced recording of a 1939 radio interview, James Naismith, describes how he invented basketball in 1891.