Talk:Wham-O
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[edit] Incorrect information.
Before my edit, the article said that Wham-O invented the hacky sack. They actually just bought the rights to it. -User:Not a slave
[edit] stockholders meetings
I edited the stockholders meetings paragraph. The original read:
When Wham-O was still a publicly traded corporation, at least in the 1960's and 1970's, a major benefit to stockholders who were fortunate enough to attend the annual shareholders meeting at the corporate headquarters was access to a virtually unlimited supply of free products. At the conclusion of the meeting, crates of Frisbees, etc. were opened up and all present were allowed to take away as much as they could carry. As word spread, the annual meeting became packed with southern California children taking the day off from school [personal remembrance of this contributor].
And was entered anonymously. If we knew who the person was, we could have them document it someplace so we could cite it. As is, I'm satisfied that this is useful material, but at some point we should get real documentation. -- Akb4 07:46, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Richard Knerr, Wham-o founder dies
Martin, Douglas (January 18, 2008), “Richard Knerr, 82, Craze Creator, Dies”, New York Times: C9, <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/18/business/18knerr.html?hp>
Schwartz, John (January 20, 2008), “The Joy of Silly”, New York Times: WK5, <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20/weekinreview/20schwartz.html?ref=us>
Nelson, Valerie J. (January 17, 2008), “Richard Knerr, 82; co-founded Wham-O, maker of the Hula Hoop and Frisbee”, Los Angeles Times, <http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-knerr17jan17,1,516580.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california>
