The Roller Derby Hall of Fame, also known as the National Roller Derby Hall of Fame, was founded in 1952, by the editors of the Roller Derby News paper...
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concussions. In 2004 Robinson was inducted to the Roller Derby Hall of Fame. Berrier, Phil. "Ronnie Robinson". Derby Memoirs. Bill Gallo, "These Debates Can Be...
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The history of roller derby traces the evolution of roller skating races into a unique sport which underwent several boom-and-bust cycles throughout the...
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9, 2015) was a roller derby skater, considered the premier male star of his sport. He was inducted into the Roller Derby Hall of Fame in 1967, after his...
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Joan Weston (category Roller derby skaters)
joined the original Roller Derby headed by promoter Leo Seltzer, becoming a favorite member of the Los Angeles Braves. Her fame increased markedly when...
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Ann Calvello (category Roller derby skaters)
she was inducted into the Roller Derby Hall of Fame when she returned to the original Derby in 1968. In 2001, Demon of The Derby, a biographical documentary...
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of Fame New Zealand Coaches Hall of Fame Roller Derby Hall of Fame United States Bicycling Hall of Fame United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame USA...
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American roller derby skater. King was an early star of the roller derby, beginning her career in 1935. She was inducted into the Roller Derby Hall of Fame in...
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Ralph Valladares (category Roller derby skaters)
posthumously inducted into the Roller Derby Hall of Fame. Lorette Behrens, "Ralph Valladares", Derby Memoirs "Roller Derby Action Scheduled on Ventura County...
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sprinter Ronnie Robinson (roller derby) (1939–2001), American roller derby skater and coach and member of the Roller Derby Hall of Fame Ronnie Scott (1927–1996)...
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Leo Seltzer (category Roller derby)
generally credited as the creator of the sport of roller derby, and was the founder and head of the original Roller Derby league from 1935 until his son...
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Gerry Murray (category Roller derby skaters)
Brasuhn. Murray was one of the first American sportswomen to sign an endorsement deal and was inducted to the Roller Derby Hall of Fame in 1956. Geraldine...
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Toughie Brasuhn (category Roller derby skaters)
subsequently inducted into the Roller Derby Hall of Fame. In the mid-1960s, she briefly skated with the rival Roller Games, before moving with her son...
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Sammy Skobel (category Roller derby skaters)
roller derby skater. Legally blind, he was a derby star who was voted most valuable player in the league three times and inducted to the Roller Derby...
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Darlene Anderson (category Roller derby skaters)
into the Roller Derby Hall of Fame. "Meet Darlene Anderson". Derby Dolls. March 1, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2022. Behrens, Loretta. "Derby Memoirs: A...
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Josephine Bogash (category Roller derby skaters)
woman inducted into the Roller Derby Hall of Fame in 1952. In August 1935, Bogash attended the Transcontinental Roller Derby race with her husband and...
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Judy Sowinski (category Roller derby skaters)
roller derby in 2003, coaching the Penn Jersey She Devils, initially on an unpaid basis. In 2004, she was inducted into the Roller Derby Hall of Fame...
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Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland. 2012 Inducted into the Roller Derby Hall of Fame. 2012 Denver Press Club, Damon Runyon Award Recipient 2013 William...
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RollerGames is a U.S. television series that presented a theatrical version of the sport of roller derby, and featured a number of skaters who had been...
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Annis Jensen (category Roller derby skaters)
the time of retirement in 1969, she was the oldest active skater in league history. In 1960, she was inducted into the Roller Derby Hall of Fame. She returned...
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"Hall of Fame". "Soap Box Derby". "Derby Hall of Fame: A trip to the past". "Akron Beacon Journal". 7 Aug 1985. "Soap Box Derby Derby Hall of Fame provides...
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Bill Bogash (category Roller derby skaters)
into the National Roller Derby Hall of Fame in 1953 McLellan, Dennis (March 27, 2009). "Bill Bogash dies at 92; pioneering Roller Derby star". Los Angeles...
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Sammy Skobel was a member of the Roller Derby Hall of Fame Andre Wakefield is a former NBA player (1978–80) Verdine White of Earth Wind and Fire group...
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Richard Lane (announcer) (category Roller derby)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. In 2008, Lane was inducted into the 'Announcers Wing' of the Roller Derby Hall of Fame. The Woman I Love (1937)...
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Simons, Associate Justice, New York State Court of Appeals, 1983–1997 Bonnie Thunders, roller derby skater Mary Edwards Walker (1832–1919), feminist...
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Arch Rival Roller Derby, or ARCH, is a women's flat-track roller derby league in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 2005, Arch Rival is a member of the Women's...
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Georgia Hase (category Roller derby skaters)
of Rollersports (RollerGames' fictional league) commission regarding the induction of Ralphie Valladares (now deceased) into the W.A.R. Hall of Fame,...
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Kansas City Bomber (category Roller derby films)
inside look at the world of Roller Games, then a popular league sport-entertainment, a more theatrical version of roller derby. The story focuses on K...
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Sports in Chicago (redirect from History of the National Football League in Chicago)
107th running of the "Mac". Chicago is home to two all-female roller derby leagues; Chicago Outfit Roller Derby and Windy City Rollers of the Women's Flat...
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Charm City Roller official website Charm City Soccer League official website Epic Movement official Website Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame inductees Real...
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