GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Staff Finalized for 2015

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Staff Finalized for 2015

Greg Booth and Cortney Roberts

With the addition of Greg Booth and the promotion of Cortney Roberts, we have completed our staff for the 2015 season. After former quarterbacks and receivers coach and special teams coordinator Nick Plato returned to his alma mater, the University of Kansas, to pursue his goal of coaching for the Jayhawks, we promoted Coach Roberts to a full-time role. Roberts will continue to coach the running backs, but he will also cover the quarterbacks and coordinate the special teams.

Greg Booth joins the staff to coach the receivers. Booth comes to Grinnell after spending the past few seasons coaching in Brazil. He's been influential in the grassroots movement to introduce american football in Brazil. Prior to that, Booth spent time at both Crespi High School in Encino, CA and Chaminade Prep in West Hills, CA.

I'm very excited to be able to promote Coach Roberts and to add Coach Booth to the staff. Both bring great energy and knowledge that will help us both on the field and with our recruiting efforts. I can't wait to get started with these guys.

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.