Who designed the yankees logo?

Question:I have been told that my grandfather designed the yankee logo (the one with the bat and ball), His father owned a uniform company in New York City. He is deceased so he obviously can not put the family rumor to bed.. Anyone know?

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According to the Yankees web site, it was designed by Louis Tiffany for a medal given to an NYPD officer. From there, the Yankees adopted it and have used it since:

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/histo...

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In high school baseball wat do..?

If memory serves..I am pretty sure that it was George Castanza that designed the Logo.

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According to sportslogos.net the Yankees logo was designed by famed jeweler Tiffany & Co. for the NYPD

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Who will go all the way in the MLB this year and what teams?

The NY intertwined was the origional logo of the nypd. The then Highlanders took it.

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