Richard Knerr (30 June 1925 – 14 January 2008) was an American inventor best known for marketing the Frisbee and Hula hoop. [1] In 1948, he co-founded the company Wham-O with …

Jan 17, 2008 · Richard Knerr, co-founder of Wham-O Inc., which unleashed the granddaddy of American fads, the Hula Hoop, on the world half a century ago along with another enduring …

Mar 17, 2025 · Knerr, who retired from the toy-marketing business when he and Melin sold Wham-O in 1982, died Monday after suffering a stroke at his home in suburban Arcadia. He …

Jan 17, 2008 · Richard Knerr, co-founder of Wham-O Inc., which unleashed the granddaddy of American fads, the Hula Hoop, on the world half a century ago along with another enduring …

Jan 21, 2008 · ARCADIA, Calif.—Richard Knerr, co-founder of Wham-O, died on January 14 from complications from a stroke. He was 82. Knerr, along with his boyhood friend, Arthur “Spud” …

Jan 18, 2008 · Richard Knerr, who gave the company he and a friend started in a garage the altogether appropriate name Wham-O, then marketed products that for two decades virtually …

Dec 17, 2015 · Art (“Spud”) Melin and Richard (“Rich”) Knerr had a knack for fun, and an open door for outside inventor ideas. The childhood friends formed WHAM-O in 1948, as college …

Jan 17, 2008 · Knerr, who retired from the toy marketing business when he and Melin sold Wham-O in 1982, died Monday after suffering a stroke at his home in suburban Arcadia. He was 82. …

Jan 17, 2008 · Richard Knerr co-founded Wham-O, the Pasadena, Calif., toy company responsible for turning the Hula Hoop, Frisbee and many other ingenious creations into iconic …

Jan 18, 2008 · Richard Knerr, co-founder of Wham-O Inc., which unleashed the granddaddy of American fads, the Hula Hoop, on the world a half-century ago along with another enduring …