GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: One of Twelve!

Thursday, September 1, 2016

One of Twelve!

The Pioneers will be honoring one of our own, swimmer Joshua Tibatemwa, at halftime of our season opener this Saturday. Representing his home country of Uganda, Tibatemwa was one of twelve Division 3 athletes to compete at Rio.

Congratulations on your accomplishments thus far, Joshua! More to come!

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.