GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Ogasawara Featured in the Grinnell Magazine

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Ogasawara Featured in the Grinnell Magazine

Senior kicker and defensive back Ibuki Ogasawara was featured in the winter issue of the Grinnell Magazine. Ibuki finished tied for fourth in the conference, converting 93% of his PAT's this year, and is looking forward to an outstanding track and field season.

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.