# @rhodeislandcollege on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo2BlKugXkK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/74944052-rhodeislandcollege-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e8a8da930e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2018-10-12T19:04:49.000+00:00

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#FlashbackFriday: Are you ready for some football (history)? • Believe it or not, #Providence once had its own professional #football 🏉team. The Providence Steam Roller was established by a writer and an editor from the provjournal #sports section as an independent team in 1916. • From 1925-31, they played in the #NFL and won the #championship in 1928 against the #GreenBay packers. • The team was hit hard by the Great Depression and was no more by 1933, but versions of it were revived as independent and semi-pro in the ‘40s and ‘60s. • You can learn and see a lot more of Providence’s football heritage in an exhibit on display at riclibrary until Oct. 31. Swipe ⬅️to last photo for more details.
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#experienceRIC #RICnews #rhodeislandcollege #fbf #pvd #providencesteamroller #nationalfootballleague #footballhistory #sportstrivia #archives #pvdhistory #footballteam #nflchamps

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