The NBA is a 70-year-old organization born from innovation. It was June 1946 in New York City when Boston Garden owner Walter Brown realized that major ice hockey arenas, which were vacant most nights, could be used to host basketball games.
Biographical details | |
Born | November 6, 1861 Almonte, Canada West, Province of Canada |
Died | November 28, 1939 (aged 78) Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. |
Alma mater | McGill University Springfield College Presbyterian College |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) |
