He started the backpack company in 1967, while still in college, and went on to revolutionize the way students carry books.

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

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

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

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.

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

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Aaliyah was reported to have taken her black Jansport branded backpack with her," the sheriff's office said. Anyone with information is asked to call MCSO at 602-876-1011 and reference report # ...