Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Blast from the Past

Today is the 56th birthday of the Hula Hoop, if that date seems too recent to some of you old-timers that's because today marks the date it was patented. It was 1958 when Wham-O founders Arthur "Spud" Melin and Richard Knerr came up with the idea of a circular hoop made of plastic. It turned out to be a pretty good idea as they sold 25 million in the first four months and the rest as they say is history.
11-year-old Ann Evans of Aberdare, Wales, the world toy hoop marathon champion, keeps seven hoops twirling simultaneously, No
Duke Ellington hoops it up in 1958.
A group of six children play with hoops in a circa-1960s hoop class.
George Washington University cheerleader Anne Sneeringer unsuccessfully attempts to coach Ed Rurbach in the art of spinning a
Bonnie Manchester demonstrates a hoop in Newport Beach, California, in 1958.
National hula hoop champion Sandra Gaylord spins her hoops in 1972, as world professional trampoline champion Judy Johnson do
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