Rockford Forest Citys - Illinois - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Hoodie rr_track_sw Ricky Butler holding that photo

Ricky Butler holding that photo like a man who has never investigated the origin of anything in his life is peak cul-de-sac energy

carried forward by the people who never forgot them

" with the letters formed by a lasso line

Even brief franchises left their mark on the communities that loved them

where league nights meant something

Rockford Forest Citys - Illinois - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Hoodie rr_track_sw Ricky Butler holding that photoRockford's Forest Citys stood among the original founding members of professional baseball's first league, the National Association, in 1871. Playing out of northern Illinois, they represented a small city competing against the great urban clubs of the era. Some teams are remembered for championships, but the Forest Citys are remembered for being there at the very beginning. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League