As those obituaries recount, it was one of JanSport’s hiking backpacks, with a few key modifications, that ultimately became a required accessory for nearly every student (and for a lot of ...
He started the backpack company in 1967, while still in college, and went on to revolutionize the way students carry books.
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.