E. Bryant Crutchfield, the inventor of the Trapper Keeper, has died. The Trapper Keeper, as you might recall, was the hot school supply to have in the 1980s. I mean, I had to have one.

“For the Trapper Keeper, we backed it up with a lot more advertising and a lot more color and pizzazz,” Wyant said. Wyant’s journey toward becoming a trailblazing inventor traces back to his ...