{"product_id":"abc-champion","title":"1977 ABC League Champion Blue Trucker","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1976-77 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAmerican Bowling Congress (ABC) League Champion\u003c\/em\u003e patch handstitched onto a neon blue OTTO-brand foam trucker hat.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis patch was awarded to a league champion during the 1976–1977 bowling season under the sanction of the American Bowling Congress (ABC), the national governing body for tenpin bowling in the United States from 1895 until it merged into the USBC in 2005. ABC-sanctioned patches like this one were earned achievements meant to be displayed on clothing or bowling bags. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiven the patch was found with several Towson High patches and Thunderhead Lanes memorabilia, it likely originates from the Greater Baltimore area — most likely tied to a local league competing at Thunderhead Lanes in Maryland, which was also one of the host venues for the Greater Baltimore Bowling Association's annual championship tournament around that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-1970s, the GBBA's annual tournament carried an estimated $15,000 prize fund and drew competitors from across the region, with events split between Thunderhead Lanes and Westminster Lanes — making this patch a small but tangible piece of Baltimore's bowling culture at its peak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne made. When it's gone, it's gone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paper Thief","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48637745791203,"sku":"PT-BLUE-LEAGUECHAMP-012","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0791\/5975\/4979\/files\/IMG_7774.heic?v=1775246010","url":"https:\/\/paperthief.co\/products\/abc-champion","provider":"Paper Thief","version":"1.0","type":"link"}