The Rock Island Independents were a professional American football team, based in Rock Island, Illinois, from 1907 to 1926. The Independents were a founding National Football League franchise. They ho
The Rock Island Independents in 1919, "Champions of the USA"
Douglas Park, home venue of the Independents, in 1920. Football yard lines can be seen carved in the infield grass, giving an idea of field configuration for football.
Rock Island is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The population was 37,108 at the 2020 census. Located at the confluence of the Rock and Mississippi rivers, i
Rock Island Independents
…The Rock Island Independents were a professional American football team, based in Rock Island, Illinois, from 1907 to 1926. The Independents were a founding National Football League franchise. They hosted what has been retrospectively designated the first…