List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Columns: Year | Inductee | Achievements
1959 | Luther H. Gulick | Head of Physical Education at School for Christian Workers ( 1887-1900 ) ; Chairman of Amateur Athletic Union ( AAU ) Basketball Committee ( 1895-1905 ) | 1959 | Edward J. Ed Hickox | Represented New England in Olympic Trials ( Springfield College , 1936 ) ; five New England championships ( Springfield College ) ; Board of Directors of Basketball Hall of Fame ( 1959-66 ) ; National Association of Basketball Coaches ( NABC ) historian ( 1944-66 ) | 1959 | Ralph Morgan | Founded Collegiate Basketball Rules Committee ( 1905 ) ; Secretary and Treasurer of Rules Committee ( 1905-31 ) ; Founded Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League ( now the Ivy League ) ( 1910 ) ; Secretary and Treasurer of Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League ( 1910-31 ) | 1959 | James Naismith | Physical education instructor ( Springfield College , 1890-95 ) ; invented the game of basket ball , ( now called basketball ) ; developed basketball 's original 13 rules ; physical education professor ( Kansas , 1917-37 ) , FIBA Hall of Fame ( 2007 ) | 1959 | Harold G. Olsen | Big Ten Championships ( Ohio State ; 1925 , 1933 , 1939 , 1944 , 1946 ) ; helped found NCAA tournament ( 1939 ) ; Chairman of NCAA Rules Committee ; first Coach of Basketball Association of America 's ( BAA ) Chicago Stags ( 1946-49 ) | 1959 | Amos Alonzo Stagg | Played in the first public basketball game at Springfield and scored the team 's only basket in a 5-1 loss ; 7 Big Ten titles during late 19th century and early 20th century ( Chicago ) | 1959 | Oswald Tower | Member of Basketball Rules Committee ( 1910-60 ) ; Editor of Official Basketball Guide ( 1915-60 ) ; official rules interpreter ( 1915-60 ) ; coach of Wilbraham ( MA ) Academy ( 1907-10 )

Example questions:
Which 1959 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame contributor inductee is the oldest ? | In what year was the player who died on October 27 , 1975 inducted as a contributor into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ? | Who is the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame contributor inductee With an achievement that was built in 1925 and close in 1968 ?

Answers:
James Naismith | 1960 | Edward S. Ned Irish