Dr. Know Oregon Invented Hacky Sack. Should It Be Our State Sport? Meanwhile, “Oregon Ball,” aka “The Oregon Game,” is a descendant of handball invented at the University of Oregon in the ...

Hacky Sack, the official brand name of the game of kicking a small bag of beans around in a circle, sometimes called “footbag,” was invented in Oregon City in 1972 by friends John Stalberger ...

Hacky sack, also known as footbag, is a small bag filled with beads that you or a group of people try to keep from touching the ground by using every part of your body except your hands.

One move is the “stall,” where a player lets the sack rest on a shoulder, foot, or knee before kicking it again. Another favorite is the “telephone” — catching the sack on your collarbone. Vanessa ...