He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.
In the late 1960s, Murray and his girlfriend Jan Lewis founded JanSport (see what they did there?), a local manufacturer of recreation equipment such as backpacks, tents and sleeping bags.
He started the backpack company in 1967, while still in college, and went on to revolutionize the way students carry books.
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.
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