GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: who-tv

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Grinnell Football in the News

Des Moines' NBC affiliate, WHO - Channel 13, paid a visit to Grinnell last week to talk college football. And in particular the history behind the Pioneers defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes!

Enjoy the video!

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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.