Lynn Wilbur "the Saint" St. John (November 18, 1876 – September 30, 1950) was an

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, and

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coach and college athletics administrator. The Union City, Pennsylvania native was the head basketball coach at

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from 1911 to 1919, and served as the school's second

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, a position he held for 33 years. He also served on the NCAA Rules Committee along with

James Naismith James Naismith (; November 6, 1861November 28, 1939) was a Scottish-Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball. After moving to the United State ...

from 1912 to 1937). In 1956, Ohio State built a new basketball arena and named it St. John Arena after him. In 1962, he was inducted to the

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as a contributor.

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