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.

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.

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

Murray McCory, a free-spirited outdoorsman who co-founded the rugged gear and pack company JanSport, designed a widely imitated dome tent, and created a durable but lightweight backpack that ...

Murray McCory, a free-spirited outdoorsman who co-founded the rugged gear and pack company JanSport, designed a widely ...

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.

AlwaysWithYou #JanSport "RIP Murray McCory" I still own a bunch of JanSport backpacks and they were the inspiration for ...

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