GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Congrats to Coach Booth!

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Congrats to Coach Booth!

Coach Booth (right) a first-time father

Assistant wide receivers coach Greg Booth and his wife Patricia recently welcomed their first child, a daughter, named Isabella. Isabella came three weeks early, and has spent quite a bit of time in the hospital these first few weeks, but she is doing well now and all are home, happy, and healthy!

Congrats to the Booths!

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.