GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: GREAT DAY TO BE A PIONEER!!

Saturday, May 30, 2009

GREAT DAY TO BE A PIONEER!!

Recruiting is still going...I guess it never really ends in D3 football. We just got a commitment from a transfer who's a great football player and more importantly an awesome person!!

Check out The D3 Experience Blog for the story!

The Honor G

The Honor G, the official emblem of Grinnell College athletics, was first used at the Iowa state track championship in 1892. Designed by Earnest "Skip" Atherton, class of 1895, the original Honor G consisted of a scarlet maltese cross with a black "I and "C" (for Iowa College) superimposed on the cross. Two years later in 1894, the "I" and "C" were replaced by a black gothic "G", and the modern day Honor G was born. The gothic "G", which was also used on letter sweaters and is now used on letter jackets, was replaced by an Old English "G" in the mid-1930's. After some protest, it was quickly changed back to the gothic "G", and it has remained unchanged since that time.