The 1924 Rock Island Independents season was their fifth in the National Football League. The Rock Island, Illinois team improved from their two-win season in 1923 by winning five games, good for fift
Quad-Cities fans were excited to learn in late September that the legendary Jim Thorpe was signed to play the 1924 NFL season with the Rock Island Independents.
Final NFL standings for 1924, as published by the Chicago Tribune on the eve of the December 7 "championship game". The Thanksgiving Day game between the Independents and Kenosha, won by the Rock Island, 10–6, was at the time regarded as official.
Three members of the 1924 Islanders team: end Mike Wilson, Hall of Fame tackle Duke Slater, and halfback Johnny Armstrong.
Douglas Park (Rock Island)
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Douglas Park is a public park located at 18th Avenue and 10th Street in Rock Island, Illinois. A former National Football League venue, Douglas Park was the site of the first-ever National Football Le
Rock Island Independents team photo, 1919. The Independents were a charter member of the NFL in 1920. The Independents hosted the first-ever NFL game at Douglas Park on September 26, 1920.
Douglas Park, 1920. Site of the first contest with an NFL team, September 26, 1920. The football lines are visible as the Rock Island Islanders minor league team played.