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The Roller Derby Hall of Fame, also known as the National Roller Derby Hall of Fame, was founded in 1952, [1] by the editors of the Roller Derby News paper. Johnny Rosasco and Josephine "Ma" Bogash were the first two skaters to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. [ 1 ]
Samuel "Sammy" Skobel (April 26, 1926 – June 9, 2018) was an American 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 Hall of Fame in 1953. Skobel also held the world record for the fastest mile skated on a banked track.
Josephine V. "Ma" Duda Bogash (March 3, 1897 – December 18, 1960) was an American roller derby skater. Bogash became one of the first stars of the roller derby along with her son, Bill Bogash. She was the first woman inducted into the Roller Derby Hall of Fame in 1952.
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Ivy King Imlah (September 7, 1915 – July 12, 2006) was a Canadian 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 1953.
In September 1957, Anderson joined the roller derby owned by Jerry Seltzer, becoming the first Black woman to play the sport. [3] She debuted the same night as George Copeland, the second Black man to skate in the derby and the first to become a popular star. [5] [3] Anderson described her treatment by her fellow skaters: [6]
She was one of the first people to become a part of the Roller Derby Hall of Fame; she was inducted in 1956. [8] Murray became Chicago's team captain in 1947. [6] Murray was the women's captain of the New York Chiefs for many years, skating with the jersey number 22. [3] She also ran the Chiefs' training school. [9]
Ann gave birth to a daughter, Teri Ann Langley-Conte, on August 11, 1953. She was a perennial Roller Derby All-Star and league MVP in 1963 skating with the Mexico City Cardenales. [1] After skating with the rival Roller Games league for two years, she was inducted into the Roller Derby Hall of Fame when she returned to the original Derby in ...