E. Bryant Crutchfield

E. Bryant Crutchfield
Crutchfield in 1972
Born
Ernest Bryant Crutchfield[1]

(1937-02-05)February 5, 1937
DiedAugust 21, 2022(2022-08-21) (aged 85)
Alma materAuburn University
OccupationExecutive
SpouseVirginia Crutchfield[2]
Children2[2]

Ernest Bryant "Crutch" Crutchfield (February 5, 1937 – August 21, 2022),[3] was an American executive. He was perhaps best known for his invention of the "Trapper Keeper", a type of loose-leaf ring binder geared to students.[2][4]

  1. ^ "Society". Greenville Advocate. Greenville, Alabama. July 27, 1961. p. 12. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b c Risen, Clay (August 25, 2022). "E. Bryant Crutchfield, 85, Dies; Gave the World the Trapper Keeper". The New York Times. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Lynch, Greg (August 29, 2022). "E. Bryant Crutchfield, inventor of the Trapper Keeper in Dayton, dies at 85". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  4. ^ Langer, Emily (August 29, 2022). "E. Bryant Crutchfield, creator of the Trapper Keeper, dies at 85". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 22, 2022.