GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: MORE RECRUITING!

Friday, May 1, 2009

MORE RECRUITING!

Today is May 1 which is the "deadline" for prospective students to decide. In the business of DIII football recruiting, you often hear "no" more than "yes", but when you do get a commitment from that special recruit, it's the same feeling as winning a big game or scoring a last second touchdown to win a game! When I got a call from a highly sought after recruit yesterday and he said "I want you to be my coach" it was a special feeling and made me feel like all the time and effort we put into recruiting top student/athletes from around the country had paid off! We have a lot of people who help us with recruiting- our players, parents, alumni, admissions, administrators, and even our president, and I want to thank everyone. This truly is a "Pioneer Family", and it's why Grinnell College is such a special place!!

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.