Originally Posted by 940sicc3
never knew he was the logo
R.I.P
he really isn't though.. people just think he was the logo.
[h3]Killebrew a legend, but not the logo[/h3]
By Evan Drellich / MLB.com | 05/17/11 12:58 PM ET
It's often been included in the lore of Harmon Killebrew, on top of his 22 seasons and 573 home runs and his place in Cooperstown. The silhouette in the ubiquitous official logo of Major League Baseball bears a resemblance to the Hall of Fame slugger, who passed away at 74 on Tuesday.
Killebrew's legend will live on in myriad ways, but the design wasn't in his likeness, according to a 2009 MLB.com interview with Jerry Dior, the logo's creator.
"People have said my design was based on Harmon Killebrew, but it wasn't," said Dior, whose logo first appeared on uniforms in the 1969 season. "Mine wasn't based on anyone -- just a nondescript figure with a bat.