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National Roller Derby League (NRDL) – 1995–2004; initially promoted as Roller Derby Inc.; current site promotes the San Francisco Bay Bombers, etc. American Roller Derby League (ARDL) – 1997–2003; Owned by Tim Patten; briefly promoted as American Inline Roller Skating Derby League; Promoted the Bay City Bombers
The history of roller derby traces the evolution of roller skating races into a unique sport which underwent several boom-and-bust cycles throughout the 20th century. . Although it was a form of sports entertainment for much of its existence, a grassroots, early 21st century revival spearheaded by women has restored an emphasis on ath
Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played on an oval track by two teams of five skaters. It is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues [note 1] worldwide, though it is most popular in the United States. [2] A 60-minute roller derby game, or bout, is a series of two-minute timed jams.
South Coast Roller Derby [99] San Diego: San Diego Derby Dolls [100] San Diego: San Diego Roller Derby [101] San Diego: Renegade Rollergirls [102] San Francisco: B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls [103] San Jose, CA: Silicon Valley Roller Girls [104] San Luis Obispo, CA: Central Coast Roller Derby [105] San Marcos, TX: Hill Country Derby Dames: 2010 ...
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.
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 ]
National roller derby teams (17 P) R. Roller Derby Coalition of Leagues (6 P) W. Women's Flat Track Derby Association leagues (9 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Roller ...
Roller derby leagues established in 2013 (3 P) Roller derby leagues established in 2014 (1 P) This page was last edited on 30 November 2015, at 22:31 (UTC). Text is ...