GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Pioneer Football Managers

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Pioneer Football Managers

Brieauna Bradley '13

We are so lucky to have had such wonderful, dedicated, and hard-working people serve as Pioneer Football Managers over the last few years. This year's group included Brieauna Bradley, Steph Haines, Alysia Horcher and Lorejune Fernandez. Without their help, the football team would struggle mightily to stay afloat. They are involved in so much of the program on a daily basis, but perhaps their emotional support and love for Grinnell Football are their greatest gift to the program.

Bri, Steph, Alysia and Lorejune - We are forever thankful!

Grinnell's student newspaper (The Scarlet & Black) published a story about Grinnell's athletic programs managers, and featured our own Steph Haines.

Check it out!

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.