Wham-O is known for some fun and crazy summer games and toys, but sometimes their backstories are even crazier.

Wham-O, headquartered for most of its 58 years in San Gabriel before it moved to Emeryville in Northern California, has bounced around more than a Super Ball -- another of Wham-O’s famed inventions.

Only in the case of WHAM-O, they don't go. This year the creators of the Frisbee, Hula Hoop and Super Ball, turns 75. News Bergen Passaic Sports HS Sports Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

Wham-O is making a new push for relevance. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 77°F. Tuesday, June 10th 2025 eNewspaper. ... “Just a buck would get you a Super Ball, ...

There is a new and exciting game, Stay 'n Play Wiggle Box (Wham-O), that I was able to try with a friend. You strap a container snugly around your waist and try to wiggle a sort of Ping-Pong ball ...

Other Wham-O hits included the Super Ball bouncy ball, made from a synthetic rubber sold to the company by a chemist who accidentally discovered it, and the Slip ’N Slide.

"Just a buck would get you a Super Ball, which was a big deal when I was a kid," said Walsh, whose book details some of the oddities Wham-O peddled over the years, including a $179 "patio style ...

The hard, hyper resilient ball — made of the mysterious new polymer “Zectron” — was a million-seller soon after Wham-O introduced it for 98 cents at Christmas 1965. Their stepmom, Norma ...

Wham-O's "Champagne Problem": An Embarrassment of Iconic Riches - 06/23/2023 ... Super-Ball, Slip N Slide, and Boogie Board, the term has been well-earned. And back in the day, ...

Wham-O, the iconic toy company that has been igniting imaginations and creating lifelong memories for generations of children and families, is thrilled to announce its 75th Anniversary celebration ...

Wham-O’s Super Ball first hit store shelves in 1961. Wham-O’s Super Ball first hit store shelves in 1961. Lamar Hunt had a problem. The big game, the biggest of its kind ever held, was being ...