Walter Morrison Dies, Age 90

12-02-2010

The inventor of the Frisbee died today age 90. Walter Frederick Morrison invented the 'Pluto Platter' in 1948. A genius and a legend - his spirit will live on for ever.

"That simple little toy has permeated every continent in every country, as many homes have Frisbees as any other device ever invented," Utah House representative Kay McIff said, speaking after Mr Morrison's death.

"How would you get through your youth without learning to throw a Frisbee?"

In California, UFO enthusiast Walter Morrison designed a ‘flying saucer’ to play throw and catch with, which was consequently produced by ‘Wham-O’. The president of Wham-O then encountered this pie-tin-tossing craze at Yale while on a promotional tour of college campuses and renamed the ‘flying saucer’ to ‘Frisbee®’, dropping the letter ‘i’ to avoid any legal issues. 

This picture feature Walter giving this nice young lady some 1 to 1 tuition with only one thing on his mind... Frisbee of course!

 

Mr Morrison, who lived in the US state of Utah, has three children - all avid Frisbee throwers.

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