
Meet the American who launched the Frisbee, Fred Morrison, World War II combat pilot and POW
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Walter Frederick Morrison conceived of a leisure-time flying disc on a California beach in 1937. He made the Frisbee a reality after serving heroically in World War II.
"It was an instant phenomenon." The couple instantly realized the profit potential. "It’s a symbol of American culture and creativity and a laid-back, playful but competitive United States." Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
Morrison, a Southern California beach boy, first called his spinning discs Flyin’ Cake Pans and then Whirlo-Way. It’s known globally today as the Frisbee.
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