By 1970, Mr. McCory’s cousin Skip Yowell had ... keeping the antiques for themselves — as orders grew for JanSport backpacks. The company remained a family business after the birth of their ...
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 ...
By Clay Risen Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for ...
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 ...
The death of Murray McCory, the founder of JanSport, has generated tributes from generations of brand devotees who grew up using its now-iconic school backpacks. Its signature product, based on ...
Recently, during my last trip, I counted at least six different people sporting the same backpack: the Jansport Cool Student Backpack. Jansport backpacks have always come with good reviews – a quick ...
According to the New York Times obituary, McCory, who until the early 1980s had the surname Pletz, came up with Jansport in the sixties as a student at the University of Washington after winning first ...
It was the top backpack recommended by the parents we surveyed. You know they never wear out if your teen (or you!) has ever owned a JanSport backpack. They’ve been making their classic backpack since ...