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rock island independents

The Independents we're an early professional football team hailing from Rock Island, Illinois. RI had a franchise in the APFA and NFL. Enjoy their history here in our collection of top Internet posts and videos 

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Fred Chicken Bio

Born April 5, 1888, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was early gridiron legend Fred Chicken. His real name was Fred S. Slepicka, which when translated means "chicken." Fred was a tailback/halfback who played for the Minneapolis Marines (1915-1918), prior to that team's entry into the NFL. With him the Marines team went 34-3-1 between the years of 1913 thru 1917. 1918 during World War I Fred coached and played for the St. Paul Aviators School. He later played for the Rock Island Independents.
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