Cultural historian Paul Fussell, perhaps editorializing, attributed the collapse of the sport to the declining economic class of its fan base in its final years; fans were ultimately unable to support the sponsors that had been keeping the sport on television.[87]. ASD debuted two teams of ex-Roller Derby skaters one team representing "New York" and the other representing Brooklyn at Long Island Arena in Commack, New York, around April 1961, with plans to appear throughout the Tri-State Region. Between January 1999 and January 2001,[92] Knoxville, Tennessee television impresarios Ross K. Bagwell Sr. and Stephen Land, under the name Pageboy Entertainment, collaborated with CBS to stage another televised revival known as RollerJam or Roller Jam. With flat track roller derby leagues growing from 30 just a few years ago, to over 100 worldwide today, this new incarnation of an old sport is growing by leaps and bounds! Held at Cominsky Park in Chicago, 50,118 people viewed the match. With great sadness, the National Roller Derby Hall of Fame announces the sudden death of legendary star, CHARLIE O'CONNELL. IRSL games were held mostly in Northern California, but a handful of games were skated in the Northeastern United States, the Midwest, and Canada. times and had two children. A 621; 1938 U.S. Dist. [65] At some point, Seltzer changed his residence to Encino (Los Angeles) a westward move that foreshadowed changes to come. After JERRY SELTZER took over operation of the Derby in '59, O'Connell became The Bombers were briefly a Southwest team moved from the Bay Area, but potential new owners couldn't come to terms with the Seltzer family and so the Bay Bombers were returned home. [93] The women then self-organized as Bad Girl Good Woman Productions (BGGW)[93] in 2001, creating a new generation of roller derby, open to women only. Seltzer's son Jerry shut down the league in 1973 due to rising oil prices, which had made touring and heating arenas too expensive. Take Inspiration From Roller Derby's Rules: Roller derby is a sport that includes so many rules, strategies, and tactics like jams, blocking, boating, etc. At this point, the Bay Bombers home-team concept was duplicated with the New York Chiefs representing the Eastern U.S. and the Pioneers based in Chicago (but really everything west of Pennsylvania). [63] Players later pointed to injuries and low-scoring games as evidence of legitimacy, as well, but even into the 1970s, Roller Derby players engaged in a degree of showmanship and staged theatrics for dramatic and comic effect.[64]. The National Roller Derby Hall of Fame is a trademarked name, not associated [60] In this period, Seltzer also sold the Jolters to an outside syndicate. [17][18][19], In 1929, as the Great Depression began, struggling film publicist Leo Seltzer (19031978) observed that cash prize-awarding dance marathons among out-of-work contestants and spectators were undermining attendance at his Oregon cinema chain, so he sought ways to capitalize on the trend. In 2009, some roller derby athletes began using their real names, rather than stage names, in competition. Bagwell and Land recruited numerous stars from the Roller Derby of yesteryear, as well as newer stars from various athletic backgrounds, including nationally ranked speed skaters, to skate in the six-team World Skating League (WSL). NICK SCOPAS was born in Queens, NY, taught himself how to roller skate, [citation needed] Jotting his ideas onto a tablecloth, he decided to combine then-popular six-day bicycle races[24] and roller skating. There were also several attempts in markets that failed quickly, with teams such as the Baltimore/Washington-based Mid Atlantic War Cats, the Florida Jets, and the Western Renegades. Hundreds of unemployed people participated, hoping to win cash prizes. [84][85] However, within two years, Roller Games' wrestling/circus-like approach[86] doomed that organization; many Roller Derby skaters quit and fans deserted the arenas. Some of the IRDL star skaters were recruited to skate for Roller Games' International Skating Conference (ISC), which quickly eliminated all Derby teams except for the Chiefs to again focus on the Los Angeles Thunderbirds. [citation needed] While discussing the article with regular patrons at Ricketts, a restaurant in Chicago's Near North Side, Seltzer was challenged to invent a sport incorporating roller skating. On March 24, 1937, 21 members of a touring group of Roller Derby skaters and support personnel were killed when their chartered bus blew a tire while going 40mph down a hill on U.S. Route 50, collided with a bridge abutment, rolled onto its side and burst into flames, trapping passengers inside. They are a junior roller derby Chicago team. In 1973, high overhead and other factors led Jerry Seltzer to elect to shut down Roller Derby. 3. [citation needed] In 1969, television viewership of Roller Derby peaked with approximately 15 million viewers each week. February 9, 2015. KUNZELMAN was born in Oakland, California and found a job with Roller Derby by accident. Please go to www.ebay.com to search for 'Roller Derby' items offered by our seller, Mercedes27. Director & Curator GARY POWERS at its new home in Brooklyn, NY on September 25, 2004, coinciding with the induction of . with the L.A. T-BIRDS in the short-lived ISC in '74 before leaving the game. Atlanta Roller Derby - A Founding Member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). The contests were emceed by celebrities like Frankie Laine and Red Skelton, and grossed $6 million[20] in three years. The all-female amateur teams in California skate fast, tough, and get shoved, tripped and fall down a lot. A small skater, powerful and aggressive, one of the greats of [21] Seltzer held his first commercial walkathon in 1931 in Denver, Colorado, then held 22 more, grossing $2 million[22] before retiring, citing that the events had become "vulgar."[23][24]. DELORES TUCKER Outlaws, always doing whatever was needed to sell the race. The San Francisco Bay Bombers, the popular local roller derby team of the 1960s and early 1970s, brought Kezar Stadium to life April 28 with a new generation of players skating in the old style . [35] With all three factions on the track at the same time, two teams frequently banded together to rout the third. The 1950 film The Fireball, starring Mickey Rooney, was based on the life of one of the league's stars, Eddie Poore, who skated under the name Eddie Cazar. He spent a relatively short time training, becoming Coach of the Midwest Pioneers in '69, his fourth year Skatetown U.S.A. Patrick Swayze is an actor well-known for his dance moves in the hit movie Dirty Dancing, but long before that, he made his big-screen debut in the late 1970s as Ace in Skatetown, U.S.A. His last marriage, to another Hall-of-Famer JUDI McGUIRE, would last 35 years till his death. " The next night the Derby officially added muscle to speed and Runyon's place in history was assured. Under Seltzer, the Roller Derby survived until its last official game in 1973. brought former skaters and fans together thru celebrations throughout the country. The roller derby you may have watched in the 70s and early 80s was often scripted and rehearsed. Rugged and Shop Chapter Books RANDOMHOUSE_9780803740167 Nicole has always been Astrid's best friend, but one summer Astrid decides she wants to join a roller derby team--but Nicole goes off to dance camp. The Braves became the first international team when a tour of Europe was launched in 1953. He'd continued to skate in the game for another decade. Venue: North Olmsted Soccer Sportsplex 31515 Lorain Rd, North Olmsted, OH. February By the 1980s in the IRSL, Groll was THE premier Races routinely featured amateur skaters as well as professionals, some of whom toured as troupes. home of the legendary BAY BOMBERS, by celebrating the career of the recently-departed legendary skater, ANN CALVELLO. first race at the Chicago Coliseum (Aug. 13, 1935). A natural selection by } for the next four years, later coaching the Latin Libs. Our home teams primarily play each other throughout the home team season, though they will . This is a list of notable roller derby leagues, and may include those that are no longer in existence.Existence dates, where known, are included to provide a timeline charting the sport's growth cycles. [95] The show began broadcasting in January 2006, but was not picked up for a second season due to unsatisfactory ratings. Junior roller derby leagues associated with this revival also emerged and play under modified adult derby rules. brutal blocker, Groll was one of the most beloved skaters on the track. California Roller Derby . [21][30] Daily crowds averaged 10,000 in number,[23][29] with spectators paying 10 to 25 cents admission. She became the 'go to' girl of the sport, carrying the race whenever her captain was injured. She the world over. [24] Skaters in these races only had to skate 8 hours nightly,[24] but were encouraged to engage in "jams"[23] and, at specific times, 5-minute sprints referred to in event programs as "open house". In an homage to 1970s Saturday night television, a pair of St. Louis-based professional sports franchises are teaming up for a live, inaugural event that features both flat-track and hard mat action. JOIN US over the next year as we CELEBRATE May he rest in peace with the gratitude of colleagues and fans ESPN dropped the contract in its pursuit of the more lucrative professional football market, and although talks were underway to broadcast IRSL matchups on USA Network, the IRSL was unable to survive without television support. twenty-five years. [37][38][39] The disaster nearly put Seltzer out of business, but replacement skaters were signed and Roller Derby survived. Like I said before, I started skating back in 1948 to 1952. & JOSEPHINE 'Ma' BOGASH. Unfortunately, in-lines unlike quads, afforded little lateral mobility thus hampering the skaters ability to block effectively. He owned and managed a number of apartment buildings in Northern California. border-color: #000000; The name American Skating Derby was the same as the early 1960s New York-based league, but was unrelated. Matches were televised thrice weekly in Los Angeles, for example: "Victim of roller skates: death of Donovan, winner of the last tournament", "Killed by roller skating: death of one of the contestants in the Madison-Square race", "The six-day race. When the Bombers skated in NYC in '58, O'Connell & Reynolds, along with Calvello & MARY sport was making the game about the men rather than the women which had been Derby's traditional 'calling card' for its first GARDNER terrorized the hometown Chiefs. The Westerners played in Chicago, but also in Columbus, Ohio and Miami, Florida. ROSETTA SAUNDERS from Atlantic City was Roller Derby's 'Rookie-of-the-Year' The sport's sudden growth in 2006 is attributed to its exposure via the Rollergirls reality television show, which depicted portions of the lives of real skaters from the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls. District Court, S.D. These were multi-day events during which various roller skating races were held on a flat track at Chicago's Broadway Armory. Charlie O'Connell, a.k.a. It was developed into the game of five skaters to a side, two teams on offense and defense at the same time with points scored by jammers lapping the field in a two minute time period on a banked track, the major essence of today's flat track contests. closed its doors when the original Roller Derby closed on December 8, 1973. Skaters who've passed an on-skates skills assessment are eligible to be drafted onto one of our three home teams: the BAD APPLES, the GREEN BARRETTES, and the ORANGE CRUSHERS. Leroy became one of the most unpredictable skaters on the track. The 2016 inductees His battles with KEN MONTE & BOB WOODBERRY were legendary. [70] To his surprise, Jerry Seltzer received three hundred letters asking for Roller Derby to come to Portland, so he obliged and the Derby made an appearance before 9,000 fans. He'd be back with the IRDL in '71 with the Braves, The following year that record was topped again with 34,418 for a Bomber game at the Coliseum. announces the sudden death of legendary star, CHARLIE O'CONNELL. She'd be Playoff Skating with the World Champion Mexico City Cardenales under Ken Monte in '63-'64, [80] The all-time attendance record of 50,118 for any roller derby event was set on September 15, 1972 at an interleague match between the Los Angeles Thunderbirds of Roller Games (National Skating Derby) and the Midwest Pioneers of Roller Derby (International Roller Derby League) held at Comiskey Park in Chicago, an outdoor stadium. Jerry Seltzer also changed some of the rules. The revival then began in earnest, with over 50 similar all-female leagues in existence by late 2005, more than 80 by February 2006, and more than 135 by mid-August 2006. coach of the SAN FRANCISCO BAY BOMBERS with the pivot position being created for specifically to utilize his talents. 2. The two-team concept survived, but teams were built around the idea of there always being a "home team" named for wherever the match was being played, even though the skaters were always the same people. The International Skating Union of America, a competitor of the International Skating Union, formed in 1907 partly in response. We were founded in February, 2005 by Ken Sikes and Greg Spencer, both long term derby fans who wanted to revive the spirit of one of America's most beloved sports. The NRD/NRL consisted of the Northern Hawks (sometimes billed as the Chicago Hawks), New York Bombers, Texas Outlaws, Detroit Devils, Los Angeles Thunderbirds (nicknamed "T-Birds"), and Philadelphia Warriors (sometimes billed as the Eastern Warriors). Derby Association) welcomed back members of the WARRIORS to another reunion during the OSDA Championship Weekend, presenting He started a program encouraging the formation of junior Roller Derby leagues for children (although it's not clear whether any actually formed), he sought to add more teams nationwide (although it didn't happen until 1954), and he got the players to agree to a "no railing" rule. One major rule difference between previous leagues was the legalisation of in-line skates, which the WSL required for younger players in an attempt to push the league to younger players, more familiar with the in-line game, allowing for more precision skating over the traditional quads[citation needed], allowing faster skaters to participate. Travel Teams. border: 1px solid; . A separate organization, International Roller Speedway, known in some countries as Roller-Catch, formed in 1937 and toured Europe, where they played at the Harringay Arena in London, and the Philippines. [46] Armory crowds began in the low hundreds, but were soon in the five to seven thousand range. At Madison Square Park in NYC (23rd Street & Fifth Avenue), the game. Quick links . During the sport's heyday in the 1950s and '60s, Ms. Calvello played the villainess to the Blonde Bomber, Joanie Weston. would become the premier male star of the sport for the next fifteen years. A Renegade bad guy tonight might be an All Star good guy next week. [59], Between 1949 and 1951, Seltzer's organization grossed $2.5 million,[60][61] bolstered by Madison Square Garden appearances in 1950 and 1951 that set five-day records of 77,000 and 82,000, respectively. illustrious Hall. Roller Derby's greatest star never lookd WARRIORS) with PENN JERSEY ROLLER DERBY as we HONORED the GREATEST STARS in the HISTORY of ROLLER DERBY with the INDUCTION in 1967 is the NRD HOF's Executive Director & Curator and its chief fundraiser. encouraging fans to purchase tickets to Derby's next game, while calling the action on the track, always making each skater, On top of their own success, they are highly involved in giving back. He would do advance publicity for the sport and write souvenir programs. would become the premier male star of the sport for the next fifteen years. [23][24] By early 1936, Seltzer had selected a group of teams who competed in Chicago, Miami, Louisville, and Detroit. The indoor record for Roller Derby was set at 19,507 at Madison Square Garden in 1970. the FIRST EVER 'Roller Derby Pioneer' award to 93-year-old Transcontinental star, HAZEL ROOP! Scoring happens when a designated player on each team, known as the jammer (marked by a big star on the helmet), makes their way through the group of teammates . More than 27,000 fans flocked to Shea Stadium for the 1973 world championships. An amateur boxer and AAA baseball player, Groll spent four years in the Marines before finding Team Zebra - Our amazing all . After finding a permanent home at NYC's Madison Square Garden in 1972, theHall of Fame He'd lead the newly-reorganized [65] A handful of independent TV stations continued to broadcast games, but the loss of network broadcasting caused fan interest to plummet. the game. This did not go over well with many skaters or die-hard roller derby fans. You can use these terms and incorporate them into a team name. Combine athletic attire with the sleazy glitter of discothque fashions, and you get an unholy alliance of Seventies fashion at its most extreme. The league held its first game on August 5, 2002, at Playland Skate Center in Austin and drew more than 550 attendees. [70] Realizing he had stumbled onto a promotional formula, he began syndicating videotapes of games to more independent TV stations, and followed up broadcasts with personal appearances of the Derby in each city. May 26, 1973. the sport's classic era. [45] Although few people owned TVs at that time, broadcasts could be seen on sets in bars and storefront windows. In 2000, Daniel Eduardo "Devil Dan" Policarpo, then an Austin, Texas musician, recruited women to skate in what he envisioned would be a raucous, rockabilly, circus-like roller derby spectacle. by the CHICAGO WESTERNERS (skating in Australia in '55) before being traded to the BAY BOMBERS in 1957. For the first time, skaters were required to wear helmets, and, at the behest of KTVU television announcer Walt Harris, he made the game more TV-friendly by making jammers' helmets easier to spot. in the newly-formed IRSL before retiring permanently after the '78 campaign. With James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck. us on our Official Facebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1165779950255800?__fns&hash=Ac2VJqNZhWTzBYH1. When RollerJam was cancelled, many of the skaters found smaller leagues in which to skate. [5][6] Though the inquest that resulted from Cohen's death led to a recommendation for a law prohibiting roller skating activities exceeding four hours in length, a second six-day race was announced in May 1885. [69] One of Roller Derby's sponsors, a San Francisco auto dealer, got a Portland, Oregon TV station to broadcast an unedited tape of a match, in an attempt to advertise the dealership's new lot in the area. [50][51][52][53][54][55], For the 19491950 season, Seltzer opened franchise teams and formed the National Roller Derby League (NRDL). with an OLD-TIMERS' game featuring LEGENDARY STARS of the sport - Hall-of-Famer 'Little' RICHARD BROWN, CINDY OGBIN & Some of the IRDL star skaters were recruited to skate for Roller Games' International Skating Conference (ISC), which quickly eliminated all Derby teams except for the Chiefs to again focus on the Los Angeles Thunderbirds. He'd lead the newly-reorganized A final team, the Northern Knights, representing Canada, was announced in 1986 but never competed. [79], The attendance record of 19,507 for a roller derby bout held at an indoor arena One of the great ladies of the banked track sport. Barton Silverman/The New York Times. retire after the '67-'68 road tour, then continue to be the dominant male skater in the IRDL. From Jerry Seltzer's takeover in the late 1950s, the game reached new heights of popularity with a 120-station television network[citation needed] where taped games from the Bombers' home, Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco, were shown weekly. back. The outdoor record was set at the Oakland Coliseum on July 4, 1970, at 28,314 for a game between the Bay Bombers and the Northeast Braves. and represent the sport in the most professional manner. discovered the sport because his grandmother was a fan. [48], Early stars of Roller Derby after its debut on TV included Carl 'Moose' Payne, Monta Jean Payne, Ken Monte, Bert Wall, and the temperamental Midge "Toughie" Brasuhn. Team names typically pay homage to memorable Roller Derby and Roller Games teams of the past. In the 1960s, she began skaing with the NSD, lending her talents to the Chicago Hawks & Hawaiian Warriors. "Mr. Roller Derby," leapfrogged onto one of his New York Chiefs teammates during the 1972 world championship finals at Madison . Roller skating brought with it a whole new brand of fashion, which just happened to arrive just when Seventies fashions were at their gaudiest. Roller Speedway ceased operations in 1952. [36] By 1939, the organization had four pairs of teams touring the country at the same time, always billed as the home team versus either New York or Chicago. Initial teams, each consisting of seven men and seven women, were the New York Enforcers, the California Quakes, the Florida Sundogs, the Nevada Hot Dice, the Texas Rustlers and the Illinois Riot (Original names of the latter three teams were the Las Vegas High Rollers, Texas Twisters, and Illinois Inferno. NICK SCOPAS & DELORES TUCKER. It was based on a famous disco roller rink. In 1935, the novelty of walkathons had worn off, but a roller skating fad arose again. The Cleveland Guardians welcome you to a great day of roller derby action on Saturday, April 30th! The RD Foundation brought forth the reopening of the HOF. He know is the newest member of the Announcer's Wing. We knew that there was much trading between Roller Derby teams. O'Connell Over the next twenty-one years, twenty-one superb athletes were admitted thru the doors of the Fame was a result of the fundraising efforts of another orgranization, the Roller Derby Foundation, created in 1999, which announces the sudden death of legendary star, CHARLIE O'CONNELL. He died in Oakdale, California and was an avid golfer spending winters in Palm Springs, California. Occasionally, massive collisions and crashes occurred as skaters tried to lap those who were ahead of them. Refusing the entries of all except skilled roller skaters", "Local skaters in long grind. Check out our 70s roller derby selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. The WFTDA sets the international standards for rankings, rules, and competition each year, and provides guidance and resources to the sport of flat track derby. After terminating the contract with ABC in 1951, Seltzer negotiated a deal with General Motors to sponsor the broadcast of games on NBC. In July 1953, citing the effects of the Korean War and a dearth of venues, Leo Seltzer moved the Derby from New York to Los Angeles and created the L.A. Braves for their debut at the Rose Bowl. Her dedication to the sport was stellar, her commitment to excellence Lipschultz wanted to make it more like professional wrestling in an attempt to win over a fickle TV audience, but the players had different ideas. Rollerball: Directed by Norman Jewison. Ursula K. Le Guin's "Dogs, Cats, and Dancers: Thoughts about Beauty" meditates on human self-consciousness--it is aging humans who find their bodies surprising. He added two more teams, the Northeast Braves and Southern Jolters (later renamed the Southern Stars), and renamed the Chiefs as the New York Dynamite and, eventually, the Eastern Express. See more ideas about roller derby, derby, roller. There was some great teams like the L.A. Thunderbirds, Texas Outlaws, Chicago Pioneers, New York City Chiefs, Detroit Red Devils, Cinncinatti Jolters etc in the league known as the ISC. Forty episodes of Roller Jam have been reversioned for UK television after successful broadcasts in other countries. times and had two children. Jerry Seltzer was named RollerJam "commissioner". In 1979, one of the league owners, former San Francisco television producer Dave Lipschultz, bought and restructured it. He'd fulfill his contract She became a veteran star in the 1950s, traveling around the world with the Derby, learning her craft. The 2nd phase was 1975 to 1993. Roller derby today, however, is more a sport than a spectacle. O'Connell and friends Frank Macedo & Frankie Fren would 'play' Derby. National Skating Derby, Inc. was founded in 1960 by former Roller Derby skater Herb Roberts along with its flagship team, the Los Angeles Thunderbirds (The L.A. T-Birds).The. ARNOLD 'Skip' SCHOEN, plus LALI O', RAY ROBLES, DAVE MARTINEZ & GINA VALLADARES!!! The Bombers play various villainous opponents in Oakland and San Francisco, San Jose, Richmond, Santa Rosa and other towns in northern California. was set at Madison Square Garden in 1971. By 1969, roller derby had evolved into a full-contact team sport. Skating under PaleaApparel. LEXIS 2240. O'Connell and friends Frank Macedo & Frankie Fren would 'play' Derby. The first full, international bout in women's flat-track derby occurred in December 2006, when the Oil City Derby Girls hosted the Rocky Mountain Roller Girls (Denver, Colorado). A one-season run in 1971 by the Cincinnati Jolter team in the Midwest (Ohio, Kentucky, and other areas) was not financially successful, and the team became a road franchise once again. The 1985 IRSL matches have been shown twice on ESPN Classic's sports comedy show Cheap Seats, as ESPN retains the right to air those matches. She'd later become permanent Women's Captain of both the Hawks & [45], Meanwhile, from 1946 through 1948, flat-track roller derby (of the skating marathon variety) was enjoyed as an intramural sport at the University of British Columbia in Canada. In 1936, 1937, or 1938 (sources vary), after seeing a match in Miami and realizing this was an exciting element of the sport, sportswriter Damon Runyon encouraged Seltzer to tweak the game to maximize physical contact between the skaters, including elbowing, "whipping", and slamming each other into the track's outer rail,[21] as well as exaggerating hits and falls. signed by the NEW YORK CHIEFS and won 'Rookie-of-the-Year' honors in '53. Scopas always shared his experience Please consider It featured a steeply banked figure-eight track, an alligator pit, and a number of skaters who had been in the Roller Games league, as well as younger participants. The Assault City Roller Derby team are hard at work preparing for their upcoming Women's History bout at Onondaga Community College March 25. This roller derby was young with skaters ages starting at 15 years old and peaking at just 26. Rossner helped one new skater after another learn the game BILL GROLL For the next decade, with sometimes as few as one game annually, the ASD attempted to keep the traditional game going.[91]. We are committed to preserving the then was trained by Gerry Murray in the Derby Training School. He died in Oakdale, California and was an avid golfer spending winters in Palm Springs, California. Dirty South Derby Rumble Bs Rolling Ruckus. border: 1px solid; We newest class of HOF inductees was celebrated on November 9-10, 2012 in PHILADELPHIA to CHECK HERE or contact us at GPowers369@aol.com for NEWS about the NEWEST CLASS of HALL OF FAME inductees in 2020!!!!! her captain was injured or in the penalty box. [62] Skater salaries, negotiated by an informal players' union, were around $250 a week, with $35 and $60 bonuses for captains and player-coaches. Now your looking at some of the greats of the orginal roller derby of the past ofthe late 40's early 50's Please my Motto is always LOOK LISTEN & LEARN FROM THE ORGINAL ROLLER DERBY OF THE PAST,THE ERA OF THE 40'50'S SOLD AND MADE THIS SPORT, AGAIN THE 60'S & LATE 70'S KEPT IT ALIVE WITH SOME CHANGES WITH A LITTLE MORE ACTION. Born in New York City on May 7, 1935, O'Connell first discovered the sport because his grandmother was a fan. SOON!!!!! Los Angeles Roller Derby on FEB. 14, 2009 brought together many great stars of Southern California Derby!!!! and other fans while providing your approval of all we try to accomplish. Multi-Day events during which various roller skating races were held on a famous disco rink. Was launched in 1953 1979, one of the recently-departed legendary skater, ANN CALVELLO, plus LALI O,... 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