Frisbee | New England’s Gifts
Did you know the name and inspiration for the Frisbee flying disc came from Connecticut? Learn some more trivia about this modern toy and game.
By Julia Shipley|Aug 06 2015|
1871
year when Frisbie Pie Company was founded in Bridgeport, Connecticut
3
disc toys invented by Fred Morrison before the Frisbee (Whirlo-Way, Pluto Platter, Flyin-Saucer)
7
players on an Ultimate Frisbee team
100,000,000
Frisbees manufactured 1957–1994
80+
countries in which Ultimate Frisbee is played
74 mph
fastest Frisbee throw, according to Guinness World Records
65
dollar price on eBay for an original Frisbie pie plate
25
cents offered to Fred Morrison for the cake pan he was tossing on a Santa Monica beach in 1938
1920
year when Yalies began flinging their pie plates to one another
221
pages in Frisbee: A Practitioner’s Manual and Definitive Treatise
1100
unique flying-disc specimens in Richard Pancoast’s basement collection in Stratford, Connecticut
443 feet
farthest Frisbee toss, according to Guinness World Records
