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Murray McCory, JanSport co-founder and backpack creator, dies at 80© Family photo Mr. McCory with his adjustable aluminum-frame backpack, the winning entry for a 1967 Alcoa design competition ...

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The JanSport backpack is highlighted for its simplicity and functionality. With apologies to all the youths out there, the back to school deals are upon us.

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.

They passed on the school backpack to their offspring, making it universal in primary and secondary schools. The new circumstances changed the backpack; it evinced aspiration more than sincerity.

JanSport recently introduced the Liminal Collection, unzipping new pockets of opportunity in the backpack world. The 56-year-old company says the new bags are based on the changing needs of ...

By the mid-1980s, JanSport bags were ubiquitous in colleges and high schools. When The New York Times published Mr. McCory’s obituary on Monday, readers shared memories of their JanSports in the ...

Day packs accounted for half of JanSport’s sales in 1985, and by 2015 the company was reportedly selling 8 million backpacks a year. The oldest of three brothers, Murray John Pletz was born in ...

Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students ...