Inventor/Designers

Mark Littell - Professional baseball player and coach for more than 30 years, inventor of the NuttyBuddy™, patented, premier athletic protective cup.

Don Herring - Professor of Industrial Design at the School of Design, Arizona State University. Project head, tech support, and consultation on testing. Designer of "The NuttyBuddy," a patented premier athletic protection cup. Recipient of the IDSA award.

Dosun Shin - Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at the School of Design, Arizona State University, designer of The NuttyBuddy™, patented, premier athletic protective cup.

Design Award

Recipient of an international award from the IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America). Rather than the upside down triangle shape of devices currently on the market, the NuttyBuddy™ athletic cup is anatomically shaped to the male body, which provides never-before-seen levels of comfort and protection. In addition, a "tail" resides between the legs to center the cup during activity and provide protection under the groin area.

Sponsored by Business Week Industrial Design Excellence Award, 2006, Bronze award. View IDSA Award