Murray McCory, 80, Dies; JanSport Founder Created the School Backpack
He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.
Murray McCory, JanSport founder who created school backpack, dies at 80
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.
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Murray McCory, JanSport co-founder and backpack creator, dies at 80
Murray McCory, a free-spirited outdoorsman who co-founded the rugged gear and pack company JanSport, designed a widely ...
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All Over The Map: Forgotten Seattle origins of the JanSport school backpack
As those obituaries recount, it was one of JanSport’s hiking backpacks, with a few key modifications, that ultimately became a required accessory for nearly every student (and for a lot of ...
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Murray McCory, creator of the school backpack, dies at 80
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 ...
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Student arrested after gun found in backpack at Fern Creek High School
A gun was found in a student's backpack at a Louisville school Wednesday morning.The gun was found at Fern Creek High School through its weapons detection system, according to a letter sent to ...
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Gun found inside student's backpack at Fern Creek High School
The student who had the gun in their backpack was arrested and will be charged, according to Nicolas. "All of our students, staff, and visitors walk through these systems every day as part of our ...