num_pages: 217
description: Former professional Roller Derby skater referee photographer and fan Jim Fitzpatrick spent years compiling a huge collection of memorabilia of the original Roller Derby along with some of the outlaw leagues which sprang up over the years. Now for the first time he gives a glimpse into the wild world of banked track mayhem with many rare and never before seen photos. A number of photos had been given to him by his friend and Roller Derby legend Ann Calvello. Ann wrote the forward to the book. Also a number of soon to be classic photos taken by Jonathan Perry famed Roller Derby photographer are included along with a few the author had taken over the years. Enjoy this look back on a sport which refuses to die. The original Roller Derby ended in 1973 but today still lives on in a number of variations including the all-girl leagues which now number in the thirties.
language: English
title: Roller Derby Classics...and more!
publisher: Trafford Publishing