Redskins Touch Club has a rich and proud history, having made their debut into the Townsville Castle Hill Touch Association when the competition began in 1974.

The original team was formed by a group of local Rugby Union players of the City Rugby Union Club (known today as the Ross River Redskins). The emblem of the CRU, a Redskin Indian, was adopted and the Touch Football team, City Redskins, later shortened to simply Redskins, was born.

Redskins became the first Touch Football club to form in the Townsville competition when they entered their second team, followed by a merger with the Great Northern Raiders.

The benefits of the merger were two-fold: both teams had a good player base; but most notably, the merger allowed for a sponsor, in the Great Northern Hotel, and also created a major source of income, being the Goose Club.

In the early days of the club, training was held at 'Wounded Knee', now known as Lou Lister Park on Boundary Street. An old house served as the clubhouse and bar - for after training sessions.

Instrumental in the formation of Redskins Touch Club, Tony Hymus became the first club President.

Competition games were played at Mindham Park (when it wasn't under water). Teams consisted of eight players who ran bare foot on a full-sized Rugby League field. The game was very much like Rugby League, with markers allowed and the requirement of having to roll the ball with one's foot. At the time, players needed to be of at least 25 years of age, and weren't permitted to play Rugby League or Rugby Union. The reason behind this was due to Touch Football having a large ex-League or ex-Union player base, and it was decided that the game of Touch Football should not remove players from the main Football codes in the city.

The competition back then was dominated by men, with women's Touch Football not commencing until 1983. The first of the club's women's teams was called the Squaws.

Redskins Touch Club won their first premiership in 1980, and have since been a major force in the Townsville Castle Hill Touch Association competition.

The club is without a doubt the most successful and dominant touch football club in the Townsville Castle Hill Touch Association competition. It caters for all age groups, genders and skill levels.

Redskins celebrated its 30th birthday in 2004 and in its time the club has developed a great sense of pride, sportsmanship and loyalty in all members, past and present.

The year 2008 marked the 35th season (34 years) since those humble beginnings at Lou Lister Park as well as 10 continuous years of major sponsorship by DalleCort Financial.