There has been a counterclaim on the origin of the Yankees’ “bat in the hat” logo. The logo has been attributed to Henry Alonzo Keller, who passed away in 1995.
“Topping said, ‘I love it — that’s exactly what I’ve been looking for, that’s my new logo,’ ” said Jack Friedman, 64, who claims that his great-uncle Sam Friedman created the logo. “It was all done on a napkin at the bar at the ‘21′ Club.”
Keller’s family denies the cbar-napkin claim, and state that their dad designed the logo.
I find it very interesting that we don’t know who came up with the most famous logo in all of sports. A very interesting story indeed…
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Nice story you got here. It would be great to read a bit more about this theme.