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

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

From then on we got all of their school book bags or athletic backpacks from Jansport. Jansport has been incredible about ...

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.

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

The Rolling Thunder Book Bus, presented by American Fidelity Assurance Company, is a state-wide outreach program that inspires children, grades kindergarten to 5th grade, to develop a love for ...

Rolling duffel bags combine the pliability of a duffel bag with the wheeled functionality of a piece of carry-on luggage or a checked suitcase. The combination provides a durable travel style that ...

Price: $140 or less. This 40-liter-capacity bag weighs less than 8 pounds and is the perfect rolling duffel bag for travelers who don't feel like lugging anything over their shoulder. Its design ...

But JanSport became better known for its school backpacks than its alpine gear. The company was widely credited with helping bring an end to an era when students would lug their books around in a ...

Like Starbucks coffee and Nike running shoes, JanSport backpacks grew out of the heady, creative days of the 1960s and ’70s counterculture in the Pacific Northwest. McCory, who until the early ...