GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Signing Day 2016

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Signing Day 2016

Jordan Hall, Quarterback and Defensive Back from Whitney Young in Chicago, IL has decided to join the Pioneers for the fall of 2016. Jordan's primary position was at cornerback, but he has the skills, the talent, and the mentality to play any number of positions for us next fall. He is the third player from Whitney Young that we've added over the past few years (Barrett Morrissette '16 and Cole Riley '19). We're very excited to add Jordan, and can't wait to see him in the Scarlet and Black next fall!

Jordan Hall Highlights

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.