Lyman W. Archibald

General Facts

Born:  July 3, 1868, in Pleasant Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada

Lyman was the son of William Conley and Jane Williamson Archibald.

Died:  November 10, 1947, of a heart attack at the age of 79 on the family farm in Glade Township, Warren, PA

Lyman is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Warren, PA. There is a headstone with his name in Snyder Cemetery (also in Warren) located next to a relative.

Wife: Emma Winnifred Morse Archibald 

Lyman and Winnifred were married in 1904 in Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.

Children: Olive Marie Archibald Huff and Gerald (Gerry) Bruce Archibald 

Items of Interest

  • One of several players from Canada who brought Basketball to Canada. A General Secretary at the YMCA in St. Stephen (New Brunswick, Canada)
  • Son Gerry Archibald was the long-time coach of the Warren Mechanics basketball team in Warren, Pennsylvania. in the 1930s, the eventual precursor to the NBA
  • Was among four Original Team members (with William R. Chase, T. Duncan Patton, and Raymond P. Kaighn) who attended a meeting in New York City on Oct. 15, 1941, where plans to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of basketball with a two-day tournament on November 19 and November 24 were announced along with a memorial to Dr. James Naismith
  • Honored, at the age of 77, in a brief ceremony as a member of the First Basketball Team at halftime of the LIU-Oklahoma Aggies basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Dec. 12, 1946
  • 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 Secretarial Department of the International YMCA Training School (now Springfield College) 

1893-1895: General Secretary, YMCA, St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada

1895-1899: Physical Director, YMCA, Hamilton, Ontario

1899-1902: Physical Director, YMCA, Warren, Pennsylvania

1902-1903: Boys’ Secretary, YMCA, Warren Pennsylvania

1903-1905: County Secretary, YMCA, Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, Canada

1905-1910: General Secretary, YMCA, Charlottetown Prince Edward Island, Canada

1910-1912: General Secretary, YMCA, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

1912-1915: Physical Director, Acadia University Academy and Seminary, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

1917-1920: Physical Director, YMCA, Warren, Pennsylvania

1920-1947: Operated a successful Fox Farm in Warren, Pennsylvania

Nov. 12, 1947: In his obituary in the Warren (PA) Times-Mirror, Archibald was noted for being "a pioneer in the modern fur industry."

General Facts