GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Photo Tour of New Athletic Facilities

Friday, February 26, 2010

Photo Tour of New Athletic Facilities

Please click the link below to view the most recent photo tour of the new athletic facilities. Everything is still on pace for completion by August 1, 2010.

We can't wait to open the new facilities and show them off!

Photo Tour

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.