GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Youth Camp 2009

Friday, July 31, 2009

Youth Camp 2009

This past week, over 30 local kids participated in the 1st ever Grinnell College Youth Football Camp! From Monday through Thursday, they enjoyed working on skills and techniques being taught by our coaching staff; playing games and hitting the blocking sleds with some of our current players; and of course, Grinnell Football t-shirts!

Head Coach Max Hawsey and his Pioneer Ball team

Assistant Coach Jeff Pedersen dodging a Gatorade bath!

They were some energetic kids!

All in all, our first youth camp was a great success and we look forward to continuing the tradition next summer and in the summers to follow!

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.