[BD] Man who gave Hula Hoop [and frisbee] to the world dies

[Wayne Ziants]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2242714,00.html
"The man who unleashed the Hula Hoop and the Frisbee on the world has died. Richard Knerr, co-founder of the Wham-O toy company, died on Monday at the age of 82.
...Knerr founded Wham-O with his childhood friend Arthur "Spud" Melin in 1948. ... Their break came in 1958 when they ... sold 25m Hula Hoops in four months. 
Their next stroke of luck came when they bought the rights to the Pluto Platter, a flying disc invented by Walter Frederick Morrison. Renaming it the Frisbee, Knerr and Melin introduced it to the market, and to beaches across the planet."
Or as the Hudsucker Proxy said: "You know, for kids"
See you on the field!
Wayne
Mother Tongue, Germany