Walter Fredrick Morrison, the man credited with inventing the Frisbee, has died. He was 90 years-of-age.
Utah House Representative Kay McIff, an attorney who represented Mr Morrison in a royalties case, said he died at his home in Monroe, Utah, on Tuesday.
Mr McIff is from Richfield, Morrison's original home town.
"That simple little toy has permeated every continent in every country, as many homes have Frisbees as any other device ever invented," Mr McIff said. "How would you get through your youth without learning to throw a Frisbee?"
Mr Morrison's son, Walt, said "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."
Mr 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.
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