Maybe holding moments of silence at games across the nation? I know how seriously they take their sport. They'd be mourning of course because the inventor of the Pluto Platter, since named the Frisbee has died....
Walter Fredrick Morrison, the man credited with inventing the Frisbee, has died. He was 90.
Morrison's son, Walt, told The Associated Press Thursday that "old age caught up" with his father and that he also had cancer.
"He was a nice guy. He helped a lot of people," Walt Morrison said. "He was an entrepreneur. He was always looking for something to do."
Morrison sold the production and manufacturing rights to his "Pluto Platter" in 1957. The plastic flying disc was later renamed the "Frisbee," with sales surpassing 200 million discs. It is now a staple at beaches and college campuses across the country and spawned sports like Frisbee golf and the team sport Ultimate.
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