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The Los Angeles T-Birds team in 1983. Roller Games was the name of a sports entertainment spectacle created in the early 1960s in Los Angeles, California [1] as a rival to the Jerry Seltzer-owned Roller Derby league, which had enjoyed a monopoly on the sport of roller derby — and its name — since its inception in 1935.
Los Angeles Thunderbirds Ralph Valladares (July 31, 1936 – November 13, 1998), often known as Ralphie Valladares , was a roller derby skater and coach. Born in Guatemala , Valladares moved to Los Angeles with his family when he was twelve years old.
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. [81] [82] [83]
Colleen Jo Matarico, 43, a Los Angeles teacher, was arrested last week and charged with seven counts of committing lewd acts on a student she met when he was 12. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
A Los Angeles special education teacher is accused of having sex with a 13-year-old student in her car and providing minors with marijuana — and police believe there may be other victims.
Earlene Brown (née Dennis; June 11, 1935 – May 1, 1983) was an American athlete notable for her careers in track and field and roller games.She competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in the shot put and discus throw and won a bronze medal in the shot put in 1960; she finished fourth in the discus in 1956.
RollerGames is the name of two 1990 Konami video games, one a coin-operated arcade game by, the other a Nintendo Entertainment System game, and both based on the television show of the same name.
Attorneys for Rosa Ramirez say she was talking to a deputy outside her home last year when an off-leash patrol dog clamped down on her hand, permanently injuring her.