The judges also felt it would help children become “more courageous”, as randoseru (sturdy backpacks with rounded lids like ...

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

Learn more about it. If you haven’t worn a backpack since high school, you might be surprised to discover that the humble, utilitarian canvas bag of your teen years has since gotten a grown-up ...

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.