GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Marquis Bradley & Tazon de Estrellas (Aztec Bowl)

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Marquis Bradley & Tazon de Estrellas (Aztec Bowl)

Grinnell Pioneer senior Marquis Bradley played in the "Aztec Bowl" or Tazon de Estrellas in December as a part of the DIII All-Star team that competed against CONADEIP All-Star team from Mexico.

Here is the highlight video from the game. Marquis can been seen wearing #21 in the white jersey and is one of the two guys carrying the American flag as they take the field!

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.