GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Pioneer Football Photo Slideshow

Courtesy of Official Pioneer Football Photographer Alysia Horcher '15 comes the end-of-season photo slideshow. 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.

Monday, December 10, 2012

Pioneer Football Photo Slideshow