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Preserving the History of Roller Derby & Giving Back to Skaters
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Welcome to Roller Derby Foundation, dedicated to preserving the history of Leo Seltzer's banked track creation... ROLLER DERBY, by remembering the great athletes who gave their all to the sport and fans, by bringing together those whose passion for the sport keeps the game alive in our hearts and minds years after the original Derby's demise, and most importantly, to giving back to the skaters whose efforts contributed much to the cultural history of the nation and whose accomplishments will never be forgotten.
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Roller Derby's most prolific scorer, MIKE GAMMON, wearing the Northwest Cardinals' #15, against 'Mr. Roller Derby,' CHARLIE O'CONNELL, #40, legendary coach of the world-famous San Francisco Bay Bombers & Derby's greatest male star in skating action from 1970. O'Connell was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1967 after his first retirement, then continued skating till 1978. Gammon, who skated with the original Derby until it closed in 1973, continued skating on and off till 1984, was in the first class of inductees when the National Roller Derby Hall of Fame reopened in 2004.
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Left to right, it's three Hall-of-Famers... BOBBIE JOHNSTONE (wife of Hall-of-Famer Buddy Atkinson, Sr. and mother of 2005 inductee Buddy, Jr.), ANNIS 'Big Red' JENSEN (wife of Hall-of-Famer Russ 'Rosie' Baker and mother of wheeler Barbara Baker) & ANN CALVELLO in 1950s action between Philadelphia Panthers & Chicago Westerners. Jensen was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1960. Calvello joined her in 1968 and Johnstone was part of the class of 2005 inducted in Chicago along with son, Buddy, Jr.
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In order to support our fundraising efforts to benefit skaters, CONTACT US by E-MAIL after reviewing our list of Roller Derby DVDs & videotapes on this site or BID on Roller Derby videos every week only at
eBay.com by searching items sold by 'RollerDerbyFoundation' or E-MAIL US at RollerDerbyHOF@aol.com... to assist our fundraising efforts.
Because we're a small operation, focused on raising funds to assist skaters, we cannot respond to phone messages, so please E-MAIL us (click on the link to the right) for a reply. And VISIT US at our new website, the NATIONAL ROLLER DERBY HALL OF FAME (click on the link to the right), the OFFICIAL Derby Hall of Fame, honoring the achievements of the greatest stars of the banked track and don't forget to join other fans at Phil Berrier's ROLLER DERBY FORUM where the greatest fans of the greatest game discuss Roller Derby with former skaters. SEE YOU THERE!!!
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