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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]
Darlene Anderson (born March 19, 1939) is an American roller derby skater. Anderson became the first African American woman to play professional roller derby when she was chosen as the first pick for the Brooklyn Red Devils in 1957.
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.
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 ...
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]
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.
Ronnie Smith Robinson (25 September 1938 [1] – April 2001 [2]) was an American roller derby skater and coach. The son of boxer Sugar Ray Robinson , Robinson grew up distant from his father, who divorced his mother shortly before his birth. [ 3 ]
Charlie O'Connell (May 7, 1935 – February 9, 2015) was a roller derby skater, considered the premier male star of his sport. [1] [2] [3] He was inducted into the Roller Derby Hall of Fame in 1967, after his first retirement.