Frederick W. "Fred" Smith, whose Yale term paper sketching a coast-to-coast overnight-delivery network drew only a "C," used the same blueprint six years later to launch Federal Express (NYSE:FDX ...

Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80. FedEx started operating in 1973, delivering small parcels and documents ...

Fred Smith, Founder of FedEx and 'Source of Inspiration to All,' Dead at 80 first appeared on Parade on Jun 22, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 22, 2025, where it first ...

A version of this article appears in print on June 24, 2025, Section A, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Fred Smith, FedEx Founder Who Transformed Shipping, Dies at 80.

Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. FDX-N founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80. FedEx started operating in 1973, delivering small parcels and ...

Within just a few years of starting FedEx, Fred Smith faced a critical moment that would determine the future of his company. What began as a bold idea written in a college term paper had quickly ...

Two of FedEx founder Fred Smith's daughters Samantha "Sam" Atkinson (staff director, global public policy-government affairs at FedEx) and Molly Heussenstamm (better known as Molly Smith, a movie ...

Smith ended up taking FedEx public a year after our story, and grew it into a true giant over five decades at the helm. By the time Smith stepped down as CEO in 2022, at age 77, FedEx’s market ...

Fred Smith's 'C' paper at Yale inspired him to launch FedEx, proving skeptics wrong. Other successful dropouts include Gates, Musk, Branson, and Zuckerberg.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80. FedEx started operating in 1973, delivering small ...

FedEx CEO Fred Smith organizes notes prior to testifying before a Senate Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Subcommittee hearing on aviation financing, in Washington, D.C., on July 19, 2007.