Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A child plays with her Hula Hoop. The toy inspired a craze that was a spectacular success for the Wham-O company in 1958. Balls, ...

Richard Knerr, co-founder of the company responsible for turning the Hula Hoop, Frisbee and many other ingenious creations into iconic toys died Monday at age 82. Knerr spent his final hours in ...

Richard Knerr (pronounced nur), who with partner Arthur Melin had a talent for turning seemingly quirky ideas like the Hula Hoop, the Frisbee and the SuperBall into national passions, died from ...

In the age of the Xbox and Wii, toys like the Hula Hoop, the Slip 'N Slide, and the Frisbee seem almost prehistorically quaint. But the litigation surrounding those fabled brands is anything but. Over ...

LOS ANGELES (CN) – Wham-O says its trademarked toys have not become generic, in arguing against challenges to its Frisbee, Hula Hoop, Slip ‘N Slide and Superball trademarks. It seeks to enforce an ...

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. Mr ...

PASADENA (CBSLA.com) — The original home of the Frisbee, the Hula Hoop and the Slip-N-Slide is about to meet the wrecking ball. KNX 1070's Ron Kilgore reports an iconic set of buildings formerly ...

Balls, hoops, slingshots are some of the oldest known toys. Also some of the simplest. No batteries, computer skills or assembly required. But make them out of sturdy polyethylene, color them boldly, ...

ARCADIA, Calif., Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Richard Knerr, co-founder of Wham-O, which gave the world the Hula Hoop and the Frisbee, has died at an Arcadia, Calif., hospital at 82. Knerr died Monday at ...