Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

He started the backpack company in 1967, while still in college, and went on to revolutionize the way students carry books.

Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory founded JanSport in 1967 with his future wife (Jan, the company’s namesake).

Murray McCory, who founded JanSport while a student at UW and whose lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students, died Oct. 7 in Seattle.

Murray McCory, JanSport co-founder and modern day backpack creator, has died at 80. McCory founded JanSport in 1967 with his then-future wife and later developed a way to make smaller, softer ...

After the death of Murray McCory, a founder of the outdoors equipment company JanSport, readers recalled how their backpacks served them on life’s journeys.

COVINGTON, Ky. (WKRC) - A high school student was arrested after an administrator allegedly found a weapon in their backpack. Holmes High School released a statement to parents about an incident ...

After receiving reports of a student with a firearm in a backpack, the school security officer and administration were able to quickly locate the student and secure the firearm. According to a ...

A Holmes High School student was arrested Friday morning after an administrator found a weapon in the student's backpack, according to school officials. The weapon was not used in a "threatening ...

The original bag, the precursor to JanSport’s iconic SuperBreak backpack, became a hit at the University of Washington’s campus bookstore; soon it was for sale ... it is to student life.

Murray McCory, a free-spirited outdoorsman who co-founded the rugged gear and pack company JanSport ... is going to be big!’ ” The store sold more than 400 of the backpacks in the first ...