Backpacks on sale at JCPenney include, from left, Jansport Union Pack backpack, $33.74; center, Adidas Excel 6 backpack, $40.99; and right, Jansport Big Student backpack, $35.99. (JCPenney) MACY’S ...

JanSport backpacks are so rugged that the manufacturer will guarantee them for your whole lifetime. They’re great for casual wear, school, work, hiking, ...

Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students ...

By the mid-1980s, JanSport bags were ubiquitous in colleges and high schools. When The New York Times published Mr. McCory’s obituary on Monday, readers shared memories of their JanSports in the ...