1920 Rock Island Independents Roster

American Professional Football Association (APFA)
Team Record: 6-2-2
Finishing 4th in the APFA
Coach: Rube Ursella (6-2-1)
Location: Rock Island, Illinois
1920 Rock Island Independents Statistics
1920 Rock Island Independents Results

The Rock Island Independents of the American Professional Football Association ended the 1920 season with a record of 6 wins and 2 losses and 2 ties, finishing fourth in the APFA.

The Independents moved the ball well, scoring 201 points, and the defensive squad gave up 49.

Rube Ursella coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
2Walt BulandKFebruary 7, 18926'1"213noneMinneapolis, MN USA53
9Fred ChickenTBApril 5, 18885'10"185noneMinneapolis, MN USA65
Fred DenfeldGOctober 26, 18986'0"198NavyDuluth, MN USA52
Mark DevlinBBDecember 5, 18945'10"180Holy CrossLawrence, MA USA10
11Freeman FitzgeraldCAugust 21, 18916'0"195Notre DameJervis, OR USA96
Frank GardenEJune 3, 18985'11"188none20
15Harry GundersonCNovember 9, 18876'2"203IowaRolfe, IA USA42
1Ed HealeyTDecember 28, 18946'1"207DartmouthIndian Orchard, MA USA73
Tom HenryWB5'10"185LSU10
Frank JordanWBDecember 5, 1897168BucknellMinneapolis, MN USA31
14Polly KochG-TJanuary 27, 18955'11"185WisconsinFond du Lac, WI USA40
5Waddy KuehlBFebruary 12, 18935'9"165St. AmbroseDavenport, IA USA102
6Dewey LyleRGMarch 23, 18915'11"196MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA86
George MagerkurthTDecember 30, 18886'3"210none, KS USA10
10Jerry MansfieldFBAugust 13, 18925'8"160noneRock Island, IL 83
14/17Bobby MarshallREMarch 12, 18806'2"195MinnesotaMilwaukee, WI USA97
16Charlie MockmoreGNovember 7, 18915'11"192IowaPlatte County, NE USA71
4Sid NicholsBBApril 15, 18955'7"177IllinoisCreston, IA USA73
3Eddie NovakWBAugust 3, 18975'9"175noneWebster, MN USA95
15Paddy QuinnHBFebruary 5, 18905'7"170noneKilemeena Westport, IA Ireland30
Speed RiddellEJune 17, 18965'10"185NebraskaBeatrice, NE USA10
Loyal RobbTJuly 11, 18905'9"184noneFillmore County, NE USA10
16Ed ShawLTAugust 7, 18956'1"203NebraskaTecumseh, NE USA77
Oak SmithLEFebruary 27, 18946'2"185DrakeDowning, MO USA94
SullivanFBnone10
John SynhorstTNovember 13, 1895IowaLeighton, IA USA20
12Rube UrsellaBBJanuary 11, 18905'9"172noneMinneapolis, MN USA74
Harry WebberEOctober 18, 1892173MorningsideElk Point, SD USA32
Obe WenigEDecember 23, 18955'10"185MorningsideInwood, IA USA10
8Pudge WylandLGJune 5, 18915'10"180IowaMinden, IA USA95
17/18Arnie WymanFBAugust 20, 18955'11"172MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA66



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