Aspen Silver Kings - Colorado - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt Size:L White Gothic blackletter text overlaying

White Gothic blackletter text overlaying the figure reads "original gangster

" and "1888" in mixed serif and script lettering

Golden-yellow arched block text reads "HOUSTON

and green apron grilling a steak on a round charcoal grill with tongs

Aspen Silver Kings - Colorado - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt Size:L White Gothic blackletter text overlayingThe Silver Kings took the field in 1889, the same year a young Aspen was riding a silver mining boom that briefly made it one of Colorado's wealthiest towns. Funded in part by mining magnate David Hyman, who donated the land for the ballpark, the club joined the independent Colorado State League and played to crowds of miners and merchants. They finished third in the standings before the franchise quietly folded mid season on July 29 of that same