WALTER Fredrick Morrison, the man credited with inventing the Frisbee, has died. He was 90.

The man who invented the Frisbee – the simple plastic disc that became a billion-dollar craze and a symbol of misspent youth on beaches, parks, and university campuses all over the world – has ...

He made the Frisbee a reality after serving heroically in World War II. Fox News Media; ... Walter Frederick Morrison, who invented the Frisbee, is shown promoting his Pluto Platters.

Spud Melin had an enormous impact on my childhood and my whole generation. But he in no way whatsoever invented the Frisbee, despite what the obituary headlines or the U.S. patent office might say.

The toymaker who invented the Hula Hoop and Frisbee has died aged 82. Richard "Rich" Knerr co-founded the Wham-O company, which specialised in fun products such as Silly String and the Super Ball.

By the mid-1970s, Wham-O vice president Ed Headrick had invented Frisbee golf. In this game, players “tee off” and throw the disc toward a hole or series of targets that resemble wire cages.

Frisbee still rules. At least millions of humans — and dogs — think so, as the ubiquitous plastic disc celebrates its 50th birthday this year. Maybe that’s because Frisbee, in its… ...