Gross Unveils New Athletics Logo
8/25/2005 6:59:53 AM | Football
Syracuse University Director of Athletics Dr. Daryl Gross is stepping back in time with the official mark of the SU Athletics Department. Gross is implementing a Block S as the official athletics logo beginning immediately.
“The Block S allows us to respect the past and represent the future,” Gross said. “The S represents not only the University and its athletics programs, but the entire Syracuse community.”
The Block S was officially established as the insignia of athletic achievement at a meeting of the Athletic Association in April, 1893. (View Block S history)
Clarence Goodwin '94, manager of the 1893 football team, and later a Supreme Court Justice in Chicago, introduced the resolution adopting the insignia and awarding the Block S to those who had participated in three games of baseball or football. George Bond 1894 bought a sweater and had an orange colored Block S cut out and sewed on it. Bond wore the sweater in a baseball game in the spring of 1893. This was the first official Block S ever made and worn.
SU’s student-athletes are awarded a Block S letter certificate at the end of each season based on criteria established by their coach. In addition, senior student-athletes receive a Block S blanket from the Athletic Department prior to graduation.
“I really want to give special thanks to the Syracuse University Publications Department,” Gross said. “I believe in Syracuse people doing Syracuse projects because there is so much talent and so many resources here. Special thanks to the “S” team.”
The 2005 version of the Block S will be the University’s primary athletics mark. The current interlocking SU will still be seen on some of our team uniforms as we transition to the new Block S.
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