It was a typical day at WIFFLE Ball when Dave Mullany answered his phone. He is the president of the company as far as the official record goes, so he was the obvious choice when The White House called. “It’s kind of odd when you get a phone call like that, you kind of, you really don’t think it’s real, and I think [when] the email and more details came in, that kind of … [Read more...] about Wiffle Ball at the White House!
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Wiffle Ball and Bat
The invention of the Wiffle Ball and Bat was inspired by the exact customer the Wiffle Ball was targeted at - kids. It was 1953, and Dave Mullany was 45 years old and out of work in Fairfield, Connecticut. This was before the “convenience” of the internet, so a job search was an in-person effort. Since this was also before the “convenience” of video games, when kids got … [Read more...] about Wiffle Ball and Bat