GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Kid's Camp a Success

Friday, October 23, 2015

Kid's Camp a Success

Current and future linebackers

We hosted our annual free kids camp yesterday, and once again it was a success. There was a lot of learning and a lot of fun for the local kids, hopefully some future Pioneers in the group! Thanks to all who came.

Learning to Catch

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.