GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Morrissette Named All-American

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Morrissette Named All-American

Linebacker Barrett Morrissette's fine season season was rewarded with All-American recognition by USA College Football. Barrett was previously named first time all-conference by the Midwest Conference coaches. Morrissette joins Robert Seer (2nd team WR by BSN College Network) as the second All-American since I've taken over as head coach.

Congrats Barrett!

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.