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.

The company's first product, the adjustable aluminum-frame backpack, revolutionized hiking equipment and set the foundation for what would become a global phenomenon. Over the decades, JanSport ...

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

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Whether you need to take a laptop to work or don’t want to be without it on vacation, the best way to keep it safe while comfortably carrying all of your essential gear is a quality backpack.

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.