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

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. By Amisha Padnani Amisha Padnani is ...

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

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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.

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

Murray McCory, a free-spirited outdoorsman who co-founded the rugged gear and pack company JanSport, designed a widely ...

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Murray McCory, co-founder of JanSport credited with developing many of the brand’s iconic products, passed away in Seattle, ...

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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 ...