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

Day packs accounted for half of JanSport’s sales in 1985, and by 2015 the company was reportedly selling 8 million backpacks a year. The oldest of three brothers, Murray John Pletz was born in ...

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.

Eventually they brought on McCory’s cousin Skip Yowell to handle sales and marketing. By the mid-1970s JanSport was making more than $1 million a year in revenue (close to $6 million in today ...

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Eventually they brought on Mr. McCory’s cousin Skip Yowell to handle sales and marketing. By the mid-1970s JanSport was making more than $1 million a year in revenue (close to $6 million in ...

McCory’s father pitched in as well, creating tools that JanSport used to manufacture pack frames. By 1970, McCory’s cousin Skip Yowell had also joined the company, developing a focus on sales ...