Walter Frederick Morrison

The pie tin game subsequently caught on with students at nearby Yale University who would yell Frisbee to warn passersby as the tin sailed in the air.

Then-inventor Fred Morrison and developer Warren Francione created a plastic version of the disc in the 1940s and dubbed it the Flying Saucer.

Toy company Wham-O subsequently made its own disc and changed the Frisbee spelling to its current version.

For years, Frisbees have become synonymous with college campus yards, backyard barbecues, and playgrounds.