Ted Karras, FC Cincinnati collab for 513 Day Cincy Hat
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From football to fútbol. Cincinnati Bengals center Ted Karras teamed up with FC Cincinnati for a special, limited-edition 513 Day hat ahead of the team's highly-anticipated matchup against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami on May 13 (aka 513 Day).
Karras' organization, the Cincy Hat Foundation, is releasing the FC Cincinnati hat May 6. The collab will benefit Karras' foundation, as well as the FC Cincinnati Foundation, which focuses on improving the lives of children through soccer and community initiatives.
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"FC Cincinnati's collaboration with the Cincy Hat is incredible," said Karras, who will also serve as the pre-match "sword puller" when FC Cincinnati hosts Inter Miami CF at TQL Stadium. "Cincinnati is a special place, and the way this community rallies behind its teams and our neighbors is second to none. I’m grateful to be a part of it, excited to pull the sword on 513 Day, and ready to watch FC Cincy bring home a win against Inter Miami next week."
Karras worked out with FCC defender Nick Hagglund ahead of the collab.
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Hagglund, a Cincinnati native and Xavier University alum, said the collaboration is a "fun crossover of Cincinnati sports and two incredible charities."
"On a personal note, as a Cincinnati kid and life-long Bengals Fan, it is a pleasure to represent Cincinnati and stand by Ted to help amplify the needs of our city," Hagglund said. "Ted's ambition to help the (intellectual and developmental disabilities) community and FCC's drive to impact the lives of over 100,000 kids each year through soccer will only continue to make Cincinnati a better place."
How to get the limited FC Cincinnati x Cincy Hat 513 Day hat
The limited-edition hat will be sold on fccgo.com May 6 at 7 p.m. The hats will be available for pickup at the FC Cincinnati team stores in TQL Stadium and Over-the-Rhine starting May 13.
Limited quantities will also be up for grabs in the stadium's team store during match day against Inter Miami on May 13. The hats will not be restocked, so get them while you can.
What is 513 Day?
513 Day is an unofficial holiday in Cincinnati, as May, the fifth month of the year, combined with the 13th, makes the numbers 513, the area code encompassing Hamilton County and parts of Butler, Warren and Clermont counties.
However, the area code ran out of available phone numbers in 2023. To combat this, people who receive new phone numbers could get the new area code 283.
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