GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Andy Hamilton Posts 400th Win

Monday, April 18, 2016

Andy Hamilton Posts 400th Win

This past Sunday, newly appointed Director of Recreation and Athletics Andy Hamilton recorded his 400th win as the head men's tennis coach at Grinnell.

You may remember Andy is Grinnell class of 1985 and has served as a coach of football, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's basketball. No matter which team, they have all excelled while Hamilton was on the staff.

Congrats Coach Hamilton!

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.