Inventor Of Heelys Dies 2 Decades After Wheeled Sneakers Swept America

Inventor Of Heelys Dies 2 Decades After Wheeled Sneakers Swept AmericaRoger Adams, inventor of Heelys — an early-aughts fad that allowed wearers to step normally in their sneakers and also roll on wheels embedded in the heel — has died at age 71, The New York Times reported.Adams, a psychologist who occasionally tinkered with gadgets in his spare time, had grown up with parents who owned a roller-skating rink in Washington state.He came up with the idea for Heelys in 1998, the Times reported, after observing skateboarders and rollerbladers in California. By 2010, sales peaked at more than 7 million pairs.Read more at The New York Times.See All Updates