GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Schaid and Weber in All-American Bowl!

Friday, December 28, 2012

Schaid and Weber in All-American Bowl!

Both Pioneers are in the front row (sitting). Cody Weber #5 is far left and TJ Schaid #28 is the fourth in from the left.

Pioneer seniors TJ Schaid and Cody Weber competed last weekend in the 2012 All-American Bowl held in the Metrodome in Minneapolis. Their Stripes team fell to the Stars team 19-7, but Weber had the lone TD for Stripes!

Both guys said it was a really cool way to finish their careers alongside a good friend and teammate and the high level of competition within the game.

Check back soon for box score and more pictures.

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.