Finley G. MacDonald
General Facts
Born: April 1, 1870, in Sunny Brae, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: March 29, 1951, at the age of 80 at his home in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Items of Interest
- One of three students to score a basket in the first Public Game in March 1892
- Among the 18 Original Team members inducted into the inaugural class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on March 3, 1959
Important Dates
1893: Graduated from the International YMCA Training School (now Springfield College)
1892-1895: General Secretary, YMCA, Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada
1895-1898: General Secretary, YMCA, Reading, Massachusetts
1898-1915: In business
1915-1931: Pastor of multiple Presbyterian Churches
1933-1948: Pastor, St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church