Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory ...

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He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

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

Police responded to the school shortly after 2 p.m. to investigate the threat and said they located a backpack in the boy's bathroom. Nothing of significance was in the bag. The girl was charged ...

Murray Pletz’s winning design. Illustration courtesy Hippie, Inc. Traditional hiking backpacks at the time featured one-size-fits-all wooden frames. McCory founded JanSport with his soon-to-be-wife, ...

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McCory founded JanSport in 1967 with his then-future wife and later developed a way to make smaller, softer backpacks for students. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.