# Wearing of Baseball Caps

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-of-baseball-caps/551062>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 22, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-of-baseball-caps/551062 "2010-08-22T14:04:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-of-baseball-caps/551062/21 "2010-08-23T13:56:01Z")

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> [@fiddlesticks](#):
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> Nowadays, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is the backwards ballcap poster boy.

Maybe during a game; I usually see him wearing an [ivy cap](http://www.magnificentbastard.com/images/pics/tony-romo-ivy.jpg).

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**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-of-baseball-caps/551062/22 "2010-08-23T14:50:28Z")

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> [@campp](#):
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> When I was a kid, a backwards baseball hat was the sign of a complete idiot. I was quite amazed when it became fashionable to wear them backwards.

When I was a kid, it was a sign you played catcher. I did, and I wore it backwards all the time for that reason. Got annoyed when people stole my look.

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