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30 most iconic logos in sports

By Jeremy Lambert

TAMPA, FL - FEBRUARY 23: A general view of George M. Steinbrenner Field as players and coaches from the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees line-up during the National Anthem prior to the Spring Training game at George M. Steinbrenner Field on February 23, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. The Yankees defeated the Tigers 3-1. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - FEBRUARY 23: A general view of George M. Steinbrenner Field as players and coaches from the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees line-up during the National Anthem prior to the Spring Training game at George M. Steinbrenner Field on February 23, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. The Yankees defeated the Tigers 3-1. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /
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TAMPA, FL – FEBRUARY 23: A general view of George M. Steinbrenner Field as players and coaches from the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees line-up during the National Anthem prior to the Spring Training game at George M. Steinbrenner Field on February 23, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. The Yankees defeated the Tigers 3-1. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL – FEBRUARY 23: A general view of George M. Steinbrenner Field as players and coaches from the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees line-up during the National Anthem prior to the Spring Training game at George M. Steinbrenner Field on February 23, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. The Yankees defeated the Tigers 3-1. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /

New York Yankees

Jay-Z once rapped, “I made the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can.”

Jay-Z also once rapped, “I don’t wear jerseys, I’m 30-plus” and then wore a Colin Kaepernick jersey on Saturday Night Live at the age of 47. What I’m saying is, Jay-Z is a liar. He does wear jerseys. And he did not make the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can.

Fred Durst made the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can.

Admit it, if you were a teenager in the late ’90s and early ’00s, you wanted a red Yankees hat. Even if you were a Red Sox fan, you wanted a red Yankees hat. Alright, maybe not if you were a Red Sox fan. But Mets fans definitely wanted one.

The Yankees logo is arguably the most iconic logo in all of sports. The only one that comes close to it, in my mind, is the Dallas Cowboys logo.

The brilliant thing about the Yankees logo is the simplicity. It’s memorable because it’s basic. It’s just the initials NY. The Y not only represents the York, it represents the Yankees. It’s like how the WWE logo is two stacked W’s, but you can take one of the W’s, turn it sideways and stick it straight up….into an E.

Yes, WWE copied the Yankees logo. There’s a fact that you probably didn’t know.

The Yankees logo is older than your grandparents. Unless your grandparents are the oldest people still living. In which case, that’s pretty awesome. Did they help design the Yankees logo?

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