GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: It's Time!!

Friday, March 11, 2016

It's Time!!

The Calm Before the Storm

After months of preparation and anticipation, the Indoor Track and Field National Championship is finally here! We are hosting for the second time (2012), and it's going to be a great weekend. If you're in the area, stop by and check it some of the best athletes in Division III!

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.