Editing Rock Island, Illinois (section)

==Sports==
{{Main|Quad Cities sports teams}}
The first football game in what was to become the [[National Football League]] was played at Rock Island's [[Douglas Park (Rock Island)|Douglas Field]] in September 1920. It was hosted by the [[Rock Island Independents]] (1907–1926), who were a charter NFL franchise in 1920.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1911-1920 |title=NFL History by Decade |website=Nfl.com |date=July 21, 2015 |access-date=February 4, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115043331/http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1911-1920 |archive-date=January 15, 2008 }}</ref>

The [[Rock Island Islanders]] were a [[minor league]] baseball team that played for 37 seasons between 1901 and 1948. The Islanders played at Douglas Park and were affiliates of the [[Cincinnati Reds]] and [[Philadelphia A's]].

[[Kart racing|Karters]] flock to Rock Island every year for the prestigious [http://rockislandgrandprix.com/ Rock Island Grand Prix] on [[Labor Day|Labor Day weekend]], which attracts competitors from across the United States and the world. With exception to 1997, when the annual race was canceled due to legal liability issues, the Rock Island Grand Prix has been held every year since 1994.