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

It was the heyday of industrial stitching in Seattle, often with an outdoors bent, from Therm-a-Rest sleeping pads to JanSport backpacks ... trips to Italy selling wholesale to high-end boutiques.

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 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, 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, who founded JanSport while a student at UW and whose lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students, died Oct. 7 in Seattle.

Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory founded JanSport in 1967 with his future wife (Jan, the company’s namesake).

Gosford Village is gearing up to offer another option for your holiday shopping this year. A new location of specialty retailer Tillys will open in the southwest shopping center on Tuesday. Known for ...

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 ...