Rockford Explained

Rockford or Rockfords may refer to:

Places

United States

• Rockford, Alabama, a town
• Rockford, Idaho, a census-designated place
• Rockford, Illinois, a city, the largest municipality of this name
• Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois, a United States Census Bureau statistical area
• Rockford, Jackson County, Indiana, an unincorporated community
• Rockford, Wells County, Indiana, an unincorporated community
• Rockford, Iowa, a city
• Rockford, Michigan, a city
• Rockford, Minnesota, a city
• Rockford, Missouri, an unincorporated community
• Rockford, Nebraska, an unincorporated community
• Rockford, North Carolina, an unincorporated community
• Rockford, Ohio, a village
• Rockford, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
• Rockford, Tennessee, a city
• Rockford, Washington, a town
• Rockford Township (disambiguation)
• Rockford Park, a public park in Wilmington, Delaware

Elsewhere

• Rockford, Hampshire, England, a hamlet
• Rockford, New Zealand, a locality in the Waimakariri District

Arts and entertainment

• Rockford (album), a 2006 album by the American rock band Cheap Trick
• The Rockfords, an American rock band/side project formed in 1999
  • The Rockfords (album), the band's only album, released in 2000
• Jim Rockford (television character), protagonist of the television series The Rockford Files
  • Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, Jim's father, a supporting character on the show
• Rockford (film), a 1999 film directed by Nagesh Kukunoor
• Rockford (video game), an arcade spin-off of the Boulder Dash video game series

Education

• Rockford University, a private liberal arts college in Rockford, Illinois
• Rockford High School (disambiguation)
• Rockford Public Schools (disambiguation), also school districts

Sports

Teams based in Rockford, Illinois

• Rockford Aviators, a former professional baseball team
• Rockford Expos, the initial moniker of the minor league baseball teams located in Rockford, Illinois, from 1988 to 1999
• Rockford Forest Citys, one of the first professional baseball clubs, playing in the National Association inaugural season (1871)
• Rockford IceHogs, an American Hockey League team
• Rockford IceHogs (UHL), a United Hockey League team from 1999 to 2007
• Rockford Lightning, a former Continental Basketball Association team
• Rockford Peaches, an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League team from 1943 through 1954
• Rockford Rox, the primary moniker of the minor league baseball teams based in Rockford, Illinois, between 1871 and 1949
• Rockford Rampage, a former American indoor soccer team
• Rockford Royals, a Continental Basketball Association team in the 1970-1971 season

Other sports

• Jim Rockford (gridiron) (born 1961), former National Football League and Canadian Football League player
• Rockford Municipal Stadium, a former name of Beyer Stadium, Rockford, Illinois
• Rockford Speedway, Loves Park, Illinois, United States

Other uses

• USS Rockford (PF-48), a World War II frigate
• Chicago Rockford International Airport or Rockford International Airport, Rockford, Illinois
• Rockford Institute, a former American conservative think-tank based in Rockford, Illinois
• Rockford (wrestler), a ring name of Canadian professional wrestler and actor Todd Fenwick (born 1968)
• A driving maneuver also known as a J-turn, named after the stunt performed often on The Rockford Files

See also

• Little Rockford, an Antarctic exploration base from 1958 to 1965