{"product_id":"chicago-cats-a-fram-snap-back","title":"Chicago Cats A-Frame Cotton Twill Ballcap","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTRUCTURED A-FRAME SNAPBACK HONORING THE CHICAGO CATS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Chicago Cats' two-season run in the American Soccer League ended in what their owner called \"a veritable Watergate of soccer.\" Their beginning was rocky, too: local dentist Ernest Panos announced the club on April 10, 1975 and sixteen days later they played their first match at an AstroTurfed high school football field in Belmont Cragin — about as thrown-together as a professional sports franchise gets. They logged zero wins in 1975, went a respectable 10-8-3 in 1976, then unraveled when ASL commissioner Bob Cousy — yes, Hall of Fame Celtics point guard Bob Cousy — awarded their playoff spot to Cleveland despite Chicago holding the tiebreakers. Panos sued for $1 million. The league terminated the franchise that October.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis cotton twill ballcap was designed with a retro A-frame silhouette, giving it a structured crown, a 5-panel construction, a pre-shaped bill, and a classic snapback closure. The Cats logo was applied with an embroidered felt patch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ebbets Field","offers":[{"title":"ADJ","offer_id":46808068128957,"sku":"23172623","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1487\/1618\/files\/20260519_EBBETS_SOCCER112805.jpg?v=1779805525","url":"https:\/\/www.ebbets.pro\/products\/chicago-cats-a-fram-snap-back","provider":"Ebbets Field","version":"1.0","type":"link"}