1921 Rock Island Independents Roster
American Professional Football Association (APFA)
Team Record: 4-2-1
Finishing 5th in the APFA
Coach: Frank Coughlin (0-1-1)
Coach: Jimmy Conzelman (4-1)
Location: Rock Island, Illinois
1921 Rock Island Independents StatisticsTeam Record: 4-2-1
Finishing 5th in the APFA
Coach: Frank Coughlin (0-1-1)
Coach: Jimmy Conzelman (4-1)
Location: Rock Island, Illinois
1921 Rock Island Independents Results
The Rock Island Independents of the American Professional Football Association ended the 1921 season with a record of 4 wins and 2 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the APFA. Frank Coughlin and Jimmy Conzelman coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/22* | Dick Barker | K | January 6, 1897 | 5'9" | 180 | Iowa St. | Sedalia, MO USA | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Lane Bridgford | TB | August 11, 1898 | 5'10" | 180 | Knox | Joy, IL USA | 5 | 4 |
| Walt Brindley | B | May 24, 1895 | 5'8" | 153 | Drake | Des Moines, IA | 2 | 0 | |
| 20/21* | Walt Buland | RT | February 7, 1892 | 6'1" | 213 | none | Minneapolis, MN USA | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Jimmy Conzelman | BB | March 6, 1898 | 6'0" | 175 | Washington (MO) | St. Louis, MO USA | 7 | 6 |
| Frank Coughlin | T | February 28, 1896 | 6'3" | 220 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 3 | |
| 22 | Eddie Duggan | FB | May 19, 1891 | 6'0" | 200 | Notre Dame | Franklin, IN USA | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Jug Earp | C | July 22, 1897 | 6'0" | 236 | Loyola (IL) | Monmouth, IL USA | 6 | 6 |
| Freeman Fitzgerald | C | August 21, 1891 | 6'0" | 195 | Notre Dame | Jervis, OR USA | 2 | 1 | |
| Buck Gavin | B | June 22, 1895 | 5'10" | 179 | none | Amenia, NY USA | 3 | 2 | |
| 15 | Hal Hanson | C-G-T | November 18, 1895 | 6'1" | 190 | South Dakota | La Crosse, WI USA | 6 | 0 |
| John Hasbrouck | B | January 20, 1895 | 6'0" | 190 | Rutgers | Port Ewen, NY USA | 3 | 1 | |
| Dave Hayes | E | March 24, 1896 | 5'8" | 165 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | ||
| 19 | Ed Healey | LT | December 28, 1894 | 6'1" | 207 | Dartmouth | Indian Orchard, MA USA | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | Jerry Johnson | TB | 5'11" | 195 | Morningside | 2 | 1 | ||
| 18 | Emmett Keefe | LG | April 28, 1893 | 5'10" | 195 | Notre Dame | Raub, IN USA | 7 | 7 |
| 16 | Dewey Lyle | RG | March 23, 1891 | 5'11" | 196 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 7 | 6 |
| Grover Malone | HB | November 12, 1895 | 5'8" | 175 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 1 | |
| Jerry Mansfield | FB-E-HB | August 13, 1892 | 5'8" | 160 | none | Rock Island, IL | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | Vic Menefee | E | June 24, 1897 | 6'0" | 185 | Morningside | Clinton, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 5/4* | Sid Nichols | BB | April 15, 1895 | 5'7" | 177 | Illinois | Creston, IA USA | 7 | 3 |
| 6/7* | Eddie Novak | WB | August 3, 1897 | 5'9" | 175 | none | Webster, MN USA | 7 | 7 |
| 1/5* | Paddy Quinn | HB | February 5, 1890 | 5'7" | 170 | none | Kilemeena Westport, IA Ireland | 1 | 0 |
| Oak Smith | LE | February 27, 1894 | 6'2" | 185 | Drake | Downing, MO USA | 7 | 5 | |
| Brick Travis | T | September 17, 1897 | 6'1" | 205 | Tarkio | Tarkio, MO USA | 5 | 4 | |
| Viv Vanderloo | FB | April 11, 1897 | 5'10" | 190 | Iowa St. | Coon Rapids, IA USA | 3 | 3 | |
| 12 | Obe Wenig | RE | December 23, 1895 | 5'10" | 185 | Morningside | Inwood, IA USA | 7 | 6 |
