Richard Knerr, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRichard Knerr
American inventor
Date of Birth: 30-Jun-1925
Date of Death: 14-Jan-2008
Profession: inventor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Richard Knerr
- Richard Knerr (30 June 1925 – 14 January 2008) was an American inventor best known for marketing the Frisbee and Hula Hoop.
- In 1948 he cofounded the company Wham-O with Arthur Melin (nicknamed "Spud").
- In 1957, an Australian visiting California told them offhand that in his home country, children twirled bamboo hoops around their waists in gym class.
- Knerr and Melin saw how popular such a toy would be; and soon they were winning rave reviews from school kids for the hollow plastic prototype they had created.
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