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Preserving the History of Roller Derby & Giving Back to Skaters
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CLASSIC Roller Derby ACTION preserved on DVDs & VHS videos with skating from the late 40s thru 80s with ALL your favorite teams & skaters with ALL MONEY going to benefit OUR EFFORTS to GIVE BACK to the SKATERS OF THE GAME while preserving the sport's history!!!!
Each listing has either a complete game or two halves of separate games, runs two hours, with skating generally taking up ninety-five minutes, then we add SENSATIONAL 'extras,' like televised profiles & tributes of skaters, documentaries, home movies or never-before-seen promo films about Derby's greatest stars!!! Quality of each listing varies. Some are better than others and we'll be happy to make recommendations of those with the best quality picture. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!!!
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Unfortunately nothing remains on film from those golden years of Roller Derby, 1961 thru 1972, because each new season would be taped over the previous season's games.
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Some listings are ONLY available on VHS and are so noted. Otherwise, everything is available on DVD, which we recommend.
LISTING #1
Vintage Roller Derby in black & white from 1954 & 1956 with the RED DEVILS, BOMBERS & CHIEFS facing the L.A. BRAVES with JULIE PATRICK & BILLY BOGASH. Legendary stars featured are TOUGHIE BRASUHN, GERRY MURRAY, ANNIS JENSEN, ANN CALVELLO & JOAN WESTON (in her rookie season), KEN MONTE, BERT WALL, ROGER SCHROEDER + MANY MORE! A winner!!!
LISTING #2
IRDL Roller Derby from New York. TWO FIRST HALVES of TWO SEPARATE GAMES (second one from Madison Square Garden) from November, 1973 with O'Connell's BAY BOMBERS taking on the New York CHIEFS. CHARLIE O'CONNELL, TONY ROMAN, MARGIE LASZLO, DELORES TUCKER, PETE BOYD, MIKE GAMMON, BILL GROLL, SANDY DUNN, JUDI McGUIRE, JOE PEREZ, BOB WOODBERRY & even LENNIE 'Chicken Man' SILVERMAN skate. Don Drewry talks with Tony Roman at the end of one half, then a STUNNER with 'Mr. Roller Derby,' Charlie O' at the end of segment two. The current FAN FAVORITE!!!
LISTING #3
IRDL Complete Game. EIGHT PERIODS of the JOLTERS vs. CHIEFS from Kezar Pavilion on 8/19/73 with JAN VALLOW, CAL STEPHENS, JERRY CATTELL, GAMMON, GROLL, DUNN, McGUIRE, CAROLYN MORELAND & SAM TIAPULA. Walt Harris talks with McGuire & Gammon at halftime, then Groll at the end. Rough and wild skating from both teams!!
LISTING #4
IRDL Roller Derby from the Midwest from 1973. TWO SECOND HALVES. JOLTERS vs. PIONEERS on Nov. 2 + CHIEFS vs. PIONEERS from May 9. WESTON, VALLOW, COCHU, RONNIE ROBINSON, BOB HEIN, LARRY SMITH, STEPHENS, CATTELL, McGUIRE, DUNN, GAMMON & GROLL. Chet Coppock talks with Robinson & Buddy Atkinson, Sr. at the end of segment one, then Robinson & Groll at the end of second segment. GREAT skating with SENSATIONAL skaters!!!
LISTING #5
One of your all-time favorites!!! FOUR GREAT IRDL TEAMS from 1973. BAY BOMBERS vs. JOLTERS at Oakland Arena from May 11 with O'CONNELL, BOYD, ROMAN, LASZLO, TUCKER, CAROL MEYER vs. STEPHENS, CATTELL, LARRY SMITH, JAN VALLOW, FRANCINE COCHU in a SENSATIONAL SLUGFEST, plus Walt Harris chatting with BOB WOODBERRY & KEN MONTE, then it's RED DEVILS vs. NEW YORK CHIEFS from New York City's Felt Forum from Aug. 11. JOAN WESTON, COCHU, CANDY JONES, JOHNNIE WRICE, NICK SCOPAS & LARRY SMITH skate for WOODBERRY's Red Devils against GROLL, DUNN, MORELAND, McGUIRE, JOE PEREZ & SAM TIAPULA. Drewry interviews Weston at game's end. DON'T MISS THIS ONE!!!
LISTING #6
IRDL Roller Derby from May 23, 1973 with Calvello at her very best!!! EIGHT PERIODS with the newly-formed RED DEVILS vs. BAY BOMBERS at Kezar Pavilion. ANN CALVELLO, BOB WOODBERRY, ROSETTA SAUNDERS, BOBBY SEEVER, 'ALOHA LINDA' VILLANUEVA, ROSE DURAN, ALPHONSO REYES (with Monte on the infield) against O'CONNELL, LASZLO, TUCKER, ROMAN, MEYER, OROZCO & PETE BOYD. Woodberry keeps going after Laszlo! Walt Harris talks with Saunders at halftime, then Red Devil manager, KEN MONTE, at the end. EXCELLENT QUALITY with LOTS of ACTION!!!
LISTING #7
HOME MOVIE from Madison Square Garden on February 8, 1987 with the IRSL SOUTHERN STARS vs. EASTERN EXPRESS.... like being there in person! ANN CALVELLO, DIANE SYVERSON, BILL HILL, LARRY LEE, SEAN ATKINSON, J.J. BURTON against SANDY DUNN, B.J. PETERSON, JAMES PAUL, FRANK MACEDO & ERWIN MILLER, plus LOTS of great extras!!! No commentary, just a home movie!
LISTING #8
Classic Roller Derby from New York City in '59 & '60. TWO SECOND HALVES. BAY BOMBERS vs. NY CHIEFS, then RED DEVILS vs. CHIEFS. Legendary stars like GERRY MURRAY, TOUGHIE BRASUHN, JEAN PORTER, GENE GAMMON, KEN MONTE, JAN VALLOW, RUBERTA MITCHELL, MIKE GAMMON, BUDDY ATKINSON, JR., JUDI McGUIRE, TONY ROMAN, JOHN PARKER & BILL LAURINO. An amazing history lesson & the second game even goes into overtime!!! Care to guess who scores the winning point???
LISTING #9 (Check on Availability)
Charlie O'Connell's last season! IRSL Roller Derby from 1978. PIONEERS & BOMBERS (TWO 2nd Halves) with O'CONNELL, JOAN WESTON, JAN VALLOW, BOB HEIN, MIKE GAMMON, JUDI McGUIRE, BILL GROLL, DELORES TUCKER, CAROL MEYER, GIL OROZCO, BARBARA BAKER, DARLENE FORBES, CHARLIE GIPSON, JOE PEREZ & SUE FREGULIA. One of my favorite eras of skating! After the end of the original Derby (Dec. '73), this one's exciting but bittersweet!
LISTING #10
Roller Derby last appearance at NYC's Madison Square Garden from December 12, 1987. Complete game in beautiful color! MIDWEST PIONEERS vs. EASTERN EXPRESS. EIGHT PERIODS with lots of interviews throughout the game. VALLOW, SYVERSON, ERICH, STAFFORD, SEAN ATKINSON, RITA WILLIAMS against the Express with JAMES PAUL, FRANK MACEDO, DELORES HOLMES, PAM HARRISON + Bombers' JOAN WESTON & BILL GROLL (for this game only). SENSATIONAL GAME... won't disappoint!
LISTING #11
PLAYOFFS Roller Derby. IRDL Consolation Championship Finals at Cow Palace from Sept. 8, 1973 with the JOLTERS & CHIEFS. All your favorite stars like GAMMON, GROLL, McGUIRE, MORELAND, VALLOW, STEPHENS & CATTELL skating for THIRD PLACE!!! And since it's the playoffs, the skating is superb! Walt Harris talks with Jolter Coach STEPHENS at halftime, then GROLL at the end. Great game!!!
LISTING #12 (Currently NOT Available - Check later)
IRDL Derby: PIONEERS vs. BOMBERS (Two Halves) March 22 in Midwest & First Half of Finals on 9/8/73. Quality is about 5 or 6 on a scale of 1 to 10.
LISTING #13
Classic Roller Derby from 1959 with the BAY BOMBERS hosting the RAVENS in San Franciscoo (Second Half), then it's the RAVENS hosting the CHIEFS in the Northwest (another Second Half) with GREAT STARS like O'CONNELL, ANNIS JENSEN, ANN CALVELLO, LAURINO, JUDY SOWINSKI, JEAN PORTER, GERRY MURRAY, GENE GAMMON & MIKE GAMMON, LORETTA BEHRENS, DELORES DOSS, HAL JANOWITZ, BARBARA O'LEARY & FRANK MACEDO plus a rare televised MATCH RACE between MURRAY & BEHRENS.
LISTING #14 (Currently NOT Available - Check later)
IRSL Championship Finals from 1981. A complete game with the PIONEERS & BOMBERS for '81 title with JOAN WESTON, BILL GROLL, TONY ROMAN, SANDY DUNN, JoJo STAFFORD & JOE PEREZ.
LISTING #15 (VHS only)
IRSL Championship Consolation Game from 1981 with JOLTERS vs. BRAVES for THIRD PLACE featuring JAN VALLOW, ALPHONSO REYES, ANN CALVELLO & JAMES PAUL.
LISTING #16 (VHS Only)
From August, 1967, it's the FIRST HALF of the National Skating Derby's (ROLLER GAMES) HAWAIIAN WARRIORS with JUDY ARNOLD, VINNIE GANDOLFO, YOLANDO TREVINO & RICHARD BROWN vs. SAN FRANCISCO SHAMROCKS with ANN CALVELLO, BOB HEIN, ABEL LARA & LOU SANCHEZ (black & white), then it's a special FOUR-PERIOD game from December, 1974 between the ISC World Champion WARRIORS with ARNOLD, JUDY SOWINSKI, JIM TROTTER, YVONNE RIGGINS & 'Little Richard' BROWN vs. CANADIAN BRAVES with DIANE SYVERSON, PAUL RUPERT, PETER KELLY & GWEN MILLER at the Philly Arena. Ed Darian calls the game and talks with Braves' G.M. LESTER QUARLES. Comes with lots of GREAT EXTRAS!!!
LISTING #17 (VHS Only)
RARE 60s Roller Derby as the NY CHIEFS host the L.A. BRAVES (second half) from 1960 (with GERRY MURRAY, MIKE GAMMON, BERT WALL, BOBBIE MATEER, MARY YOUPELLE, GEORGE COPELAND & DARLENE ANDERSON), then it's the second half of the '63 IRDL Playoff Consolation Finals with the CHIEFS vs. NORTHWEST WESTERNERS. With BERT WALL, BOBBIE MATEER, CATHIE READ, GENE LANE, JOHN PARKER, FRANK MACEDO, BARBARA O'LEARY, RONNIE ROBINSON, plus newcomers MARGIE LASZLO & SANDY DUNN. This consolation game ends a few minutes before the final buzzer, but it's AMAZING see all these great stars. Only thing that survives from 1963. Great piece of Derby history!
LISTING #18
1974 ISC ROLLER DERBY with the BAY BOMBERS vs CHIEFS, then it's the BAY BOMBERS vs. L.A. T-BIRDS. Two four-period games. ANN CALVELLO, ANNIS JENSEN, JOAN WESTON, CLIFF BUTLER, BOB HEIN & CAL STEPHENS are on the newly-reorganized Bombers. SANDY DUNN, BJ PETERSON, CAROLYN MORELAND, JOHN PARKER, GREG ROBERTSON & LENNIE SILVERMAN skate with the ISC Chiefs, then it's JULIE PATRICK, EARLEAN '747' BROWN, RALPH VALLADARES & others with Los Angeles. Quality is okay, but it's great seeing all these stars on one DVD!!!
LISTING #19
IRDL Roller Derby from Kezar Pavilion on 8/26/73. A Complete Game, EIGHT PERIODS, with JAN VALLOW & CAL STEPHENS' JOLTERS with JERRY CATTELL & BARBARA BAKER against JOAN WESTON & RONNIE ROBINSON's PIONEERS plus BOB 'Bald Eagle' HEIN, NICK SCOPAS, FRANCINE COCHU, LARRY SMITH & CANDY JONES with BUDDY ATKINSON, SR. on the infield, plus the original Derby broadcast opening & closing. Wal Harris talks with Cal Stephens & Ronnie Robinson. Quality is about a six on a scale of one-to-ten.
LISTING #20
Our favorite era of skating.... IRSL Roller Derby with the RED DEVILS vs. BAY BOMBERS, then RED DEVILS against PIONEERS. Two Second Halves. ALL YOUR FAVORITES!!! O'Connell, Weston, Gammon, McGuire, Cliff Butler, Calvello, Cal Stephens, Jan Vallow, Bob Hein, Darlene Forbes and more! CLIFF BUTLER & J.J. BURTON interviews end each segment.
LISTING #21
INTERLEAGUE SKATING!!! Roller Games' WESTERN RENEGADES with DANNY REILLY, TONI KADRMAS & PATTI 'Moo Moo' CAVIN take on Derby's MIDWEST PIONEERS with Weston, Ronnie Robinson, Bob Hein, Darlene Forbes & Nick Scopas in the Midwest. Chet Coppock talks to KADRMAS & WESTON in one of our favorite interviews, then it's WESTON & ROBINSON at the end of another segment. Two separate games from January, '73. One's a first half, the other's a second half .
LISTING #22
Earliest ROLLER GAMES (National Skating Derby) on film! From June 5, 1964, it's second half of the DETROIT DEVILS with TONI TAGG, ADELINE HOCKER, VINNIE GANDOLFO & JOHN HALL (on the infield) against the LOS ANGELES T-BIRDS with TERRI LYNCH, LIZ HERNANDEZ, JUDY SOWINSKI, ROGER SCHROEDER, PUNKY GARDNER, DANNY REILLY & REDD SMARTT. Then from 9/26/67, it's these same T-BIRDS (with a few additions like SALLY VEGA & RICHARD BROWN) taking on the TEXAS OUTLAWS with SHIRLEY HARDMAN, JIM TROTTER, NORMA ROSSNER, LOU SANCHEZ, DIANE SYVERSON & BABY ROCKO!!! A BIG FAN FAVORITE!!!
LISTING #23
1980 IRSL Roller Derby, a COMPLETE GAME, as the JOLTERS take on the BAY BOMBERS. Legendary Roller Games' star, 'Little Richard' BROWN skates on the Jolters along with ALPHONO REYES, JAN VALLOW, DARNAY McPHERSON & SHERRI ERICH while the BOMBERS with Captain WESTON, Coach CLIFF BUTLER, BILL GROLL, DELORES TUCKER & CAROL MEYER. Vallow & Weston are interviewed. ONE OF YOUR FAVORITES!!!
LISTING #24
From 1984 @ Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco, it's the IRSL ALL-STARS vs. BAY BOMBERS in the Bombers' 30th Anniversary Game. A complete game, EIGHT PERIODS and in this one, WESTON skates with the MEN for a couple of minutes during the game!!! All-Stars have JAN VALLOW, ALPHONSO REYES, JAMES PAUL, B.J. PETERSON, SHERRI ERICH, JoJo STAFFORD, ALLEN LITTLES & GWEN MILLER while the Bombers have WESTON, BILL GROLL, MIKE GAMMON, LARRY LEWIS, DELORES TUCKER & FRANCINE COCHU. Lots of great trivia throughout!!!
LISTING #25
It's the IRSL 'on the road' with the SOUTHERN STARS vs. BAY BOMBERS from Poughkeepsie, New York. Southern Stars have ANN CALVELLO, DIANE SYVERSON, BILL HILL, LARRY LEE & SEAN ATKINSON while the Bombers have JOAN WESTON, BILL GROLL, LARRY LEWIS, JACKIE GARELLO, BARBARA BAKER, plus JAMES PAUL, CLAUDIA HOBDY & B.J. PETERSON from the Express. Lots of interviews. Great seeing a game from the IRSL tour!
LISTING #26
Recreating Roller Games' excitement from the early 70s, it's the WARRIOR ALL-STARS vs. JOLTERS from Philadelphia. This league recreated the incredible Warrior Roller Games from '67 thru '73 and you won't be disappointed!!! JUDY SOWINSKI, RUBERTA MITCHELL, CINDY OGBIN, YVONNE RIGGINS, JIM TROTTER, 'Little RICHARD' BROWN, VINNIE GANDOLFO, BUTCH McCRAE, PETE KELLY, BILL CROAK, ARNOLD SCHOEN, plus some exciting new stars like TYRONE JUBILEE shine in some of the best skating you'll ever see!!! Former Warrior speedster HARRY MORGAN calls the game.
LISTING #27
IRDL Roller Derby from Aug. 26, 1973 at Kezar as the World Champion New York CHIEFS take on O'Connell's BAY BOMBRS with Charlie's 'SPECIAL PLAY'!!!! This was the second game of a doubleheader as GROLL, GAMMON, DUNN, McGUIRE, MORELAND, PEREZ & LEE skate O'CONNELL, ROMAN, MEYER, TUCKER, BOYD, OROZCO, JIM COOK, BOB DANCEL, ALVIN MALLORY & ROSETTA SAUNDERS. Walt Harris talks with Groll at halftime, then asks O'Connell about leaving the Chiefs eighteen months earlier at the end of the game, plus there's O'Connell's special play during the second half!
LISTING #28 (Currently NOT Available - Check Later)
IRSL ROLLER DERBY SILVER CUP PLAYOFFS from 1980 with FOUR TEAMS! Team who scores the most points wins!!! Second half of the BRAVES vs. JOLTERS, then a complete game with the PIONEERS vs. BOMBERS with all the great stars like CALVELLO, DUNN, VALLOW, WESTON, LARRY LEE, JAMES PAUL, REYES, JoJo STAFFORD, BUTLER, GROLL, TUCKER & MEYER plus the presentation of the trophy!
LISTING #29
From 1984 at Kezar Pavilion, it's a COMPLETE GAME, eight period of excitement between TWO 'Red Shirt' rivals... the JOLTERS & PIONEERS!!!! ANN CALVELLO & ALPHONSO REYES at their baddest best with JAN VALLOW, JoJo STAFFORD, FRANK MACEDO, TAFT WATERS, SHERRI ERICH, JJ BURTON, CANDY JONES, DARNAY McPHERSON, GWEN MILLER & JOE PEREZ. Vallow even goes after Alphonso at one point. Fangs are revealed!!!
LISTING #30 (VHS only)
1974 ISC ROLLER GAMES with the L.A. T-BIRDS hosting the WARRIORS in one segment, then it's the T-BIRDS in a RARE appearance on the road IN JAPAN against the TOKYO BOMBERS. Some of the BEST LINE-UPS you'll ever see on one tape with JUDY ARNOLD, JIM TROTTER, RICHARD BROWN, RUBERTA MITCHELL, OTIS WILLIAMS, CINDY OGBIN, JERRY CATTELL, SALLY VEGA, JUDY SOWINSKI, EARLEAN BROWN, PATTI CAVIN, DANNY REILLY, JIM JOHNSON, GREG QUINN, GWEN MILLER, SAM WASHINGTON, MIKI TSUNODA, KAZ KAWANO & KEIKO AYABE battling one jam after another!!! A few glitches, but great seeing all these PHENOMENAL skaters!!!
LISTING #31
IRDL Roller Derby from July 27, 1973 with the RED DEVILS taking on the NEW YORK CHIEFS. A complete game. BOB WOODBERRY, ROSETTA SAUNDERS, BOBBY SEEVER, ALPHONSO REYES, JoJo STAFFORD, CHARLIE GIPSON, ROSE DURAN & rookie sensation 'ALOHA LINDA' VILLANUEVA take on GROLL, GAMMON, DUNN, McGUIRE, LEE, PEREZ, TIAPULA & BARBARA BAKER from KEZAR PAVILION in San Francisco promoting an upcoming summer series on the East Coast. Red Devil infield coach KEN MONTE is interviewed at halftime, then Walt Harris talks with GROLL & DUNN at the end. With the original Roller Derby opening & closing. Quality is about six or seven on a scale of one-to-ten, but still an AMAZING DVD!!!
LISTING #32 (VHS only)
From Hammond, Indiana in November, 1973, it's IRDL Roller Derby with the JOLTERS taking on the PIONEERS in a complete game. VALLOW, STEPHENS, CATTELL, NICK SCOPAS, STAFFORD, HOBDY & DURAN against the yellow-jerseyed Midwestern squad with WESTON, ROBINSON, HEIN, COCHU, SMITH ERICH, CHO, VILLANUEVA, BILL HILL & BUDDY ATKINSON, SR. on the infield. Chet Coppock calls the game and talks with Weston at the break. Check out Listing #103 for an even better game between these two teams in the Midwest!
LISTING #33
Two different halves from two different seasons of IRSL Roller Derby from 1979 & 1984. First segment is the first-half of the '79 EAST / WEST ALL-STAR game from San Jose with a WHO'S WHO of skating talent: ANN CALVELLO, SANDY DUNN, DEBBIE CHO, RITA WILLIAMS, CAL STEPHENS, ALPHONSO REYES, LARRY LEE, TONY SMITH, DARNAY McPHERSON, TAFT WATERS, JOHNNIE WRICE against WESTON, TUCKER, McGUIRE, MEYER, J.J. BURTON, HEIN, GROLL, PEREZ, STAFFORD, MALLORY & JIM JACKSON. Second segment's from '84 (another first half) with the PIONEERS taking on the JOLTERS. DUNN, SAUNDERS, WILLIAMS, WATERS, STAFFORD, PEREZ going up against CALVELLO, BURTON, REYES, McPHERSON, ALLEN LITTLES & former Baltimore-Washington Cat captain, SONJA SIMS. Quality is about a six on a scale of one-to-ten, but this one is pretty popular among fans!!!
LISTING #34
ANN CALVELLO'S LAST GAME filmed for the ORIGINAL DERBY. IRDL skating from June 3, 1973 at Kezar Pavilion with the RED DEVILS taking on the BAY BOMBERS in a complete game. GREAT QUALITY with CALVELLO, WOODBERRY, SAUNDERS, BOBBY SEEVER, STAFFORD, REYES, DURAN & 'ALOHA LINDA' against LASZLO, TUCKER, BOYD, ROMAN, OROZCO, BOB DANCEL, JAMES PAUL & JIM COOK. Walt Harris talks to Red Devil Infield Coach KEN MONTE at halftime, then CALVELLO at the end in one of our favorite interviews!!! A WINNER if there ever was one!!!
LISTING #35
IRSL Roller Derby with the PIONEERS vs. JOLTERS from March 22, 1980 in San Jose. Two IRSL 'red shirt' squads skating fast & furious with legendary stars JAN VALLOW & SANDY DUNN battling each other in the women's field. Other great stars featured are ALPHONSO REYES, DARNAY McPHERSON, JOE PEREZ, JoJo STAFFORD, TAFT WATERS, CHARLIE GIPSON, PAM HARRISON, SHERRI ERICH, WHIRL GREY, CATHY SHAW, DELORES HOLMES, JIM JACKSON & RITA WILLIAMS. Vallow & Erich talk to Joe Ike at halftime, then it's time for Stafford & Perez at the end. This one is requested way too often!!!
LISTING #36
1980 IRSL Roller Derby with the NORTHEAST BRAVES & SAN FRANCISCO BAY BOMBERS from San Jose. Legendary stars ANN CALVELLO & JOAN WESTON battle each other all night in this complete game. Braves also have LARRY LEE, JAMES PAUL, DEBBIE CHO, JACKIE GARELLO, SUSIE WONG, EARL PIERSON & PAM CANEVA while the Bombers have BILL GROLL, DELORES TUCKER, CAROL MEYER, JOHNNIE WRICE, FRANK APODACA, WILLIE RYAN & newly-returned DeWITT QUARLES. Joe Ike talks with Calvello & Cho at halftime, then Groll & Quarles at game's end. Always great to see legends Calvello & Weston try to drop each other!!!
LISTING #37
1986 IRSL 'Silver Cup' PLAYOFFS from Nov. 8, 1986 at San Jose. TWO four-period games. EXPRESS vs. BOMBERS in the first game, then EXPRESS vs. PIONEERS in the second game. WESTON, GROLL, LARRY LEWIS, ED DRESSER, BARBARA BAKER, GARELLO, APODACA, SANDY CALLOWAY, JAMES PAUL, B.J. PETERSON, SALLY VEGA, REYES, FRANK MACEDO, ERWIN MILLER, HOLMES, HOBDY, STEVE SARTAIN, PAM HARRISON, JAN VALLOW, ERICH, PEREZ, JERRY CATTELL, STAFFORD, GIPSON, WATERS, KATHY RAMOS, ALI ATKINSON & JIMMY SMITH with NICK SCOPAS on the infield. Lots of interviews & PHENOMENAL skating with SUPERB performers!!!
LISTING #38
ONE OF OUR FAVORITE GAMES. 8/19/73 IRDL Complete Game between the PIONEERS & BOMBERS from Kezar Pavilion. BUDDY ATKINSON, SR. takes over the Midwest club. CHARLIE O'CONNELL, JOAN WESTON, RONNIE ROBINSON, DELORES TUCKER, ROSETTA SAUNDERS, TONY ROMAN CAROL MEYER, BOB HEIN, FRANCINE COCHU, LARRY SMITH, NICK SCOPAS, CANDY JONES, SHERRI ERICH, RITA WILLIAMS, JOHNNIE WRICE, BILL HILL, PETE BOYD, GIL OROZCO, ALVIN MALLORY, BOB DANCEL, JIM COOK & DEBBIE CHO. Walt Harris talks with Sherri Erich at halftime, then Buddy, Sr. at the end. An AMAZING game!!!! One of the best!!!
LISTING #39
ROLLER DERBY with the JOLTERS & BOMBERS in TWO separate games (April 22 & August 5, 1973). O'CONNELL, TONY ROMAN, 'Peanuts' MEYER, PETE BOYD, DELORES TUCKER, LASZLO, OROZCO, VALLOW, CATTELL, STEPHENS, LARRY SMITH & FRANCINE COCHU plus there's ROSETTA SAUNDERS skating with the Jolters in one game, then Bombers in another. Interviews with BOYD & CATTELL. Another DVD with SENSATIONAL quality!!!
LISTING #40
Roller Derby's SILVER CUP Playoffs Games # 3 & 4 from November, 1986. Two four-period games from San Jose. Bombers take on the Pioneers in the first game, then it's the Southern Stars making their tournament debut against the Bombers. All your favorite stars like WESTON, GROLL, LARRY LEWIS, BAKER, GARELLO, VALLOW, ERICH, JOE PEREZ, CATTELL, JoJo STAFFORD, TAFT WATERS, CALVELLO, SYVERSON, BILL HILL, LARRY LEE & SEAN ATKINSON. Lots of interviews. Terrific quality!!!
LISTING #41
A COMPLETE game from 6/10/73 with the World Champion NY CHIEFS vs. BOMBERS @ Kezar Pavilion. The Gold Cup winning Chiefs come to San Francisco to take on the Bay Bombers. GAMMON, GROLL, DUNN, McGUIRE, MORELAND, LEE, JOHN EARLY with TONY ROMAN, BOYD, CAROL MEYER, TUCKER, LASZLO & OROZCO with O'Connell on the infield. BARBARA BAKER & JOE PEREZ are interviewed at halftime, then it's GROLL at the end. This game's always popular with fans!!!
LISTING #42
Roller Derby from 1973 with TWO second halves from TWO separate games with THREE GREAT TEAMS as the BOMBERS take on the JOLTERS (May 6) in the first segment, then it's the BOMBERS versus PIONEERS (July 8). This one has the GREATEST STARS of the early 70s: O'CONNELL, ROMAN, MEYER, BOYD, LASZLO, TUCKER, OROZCO, WESTON, ROBINSON, FRANCINE COCHU, LARRY SMITH, SCOPAS, CANDY JONES, VALLOW, STEPHENS, CATTELL & ROSETTA SAUNDERS! Interviews with O'Connell & then Scopas! Pretty exciting!!!
LISTING #43
The Opening Round of the '73 Western Season Playoffs as the PIONEERS take on the JOLTERS!!! A complete game from September 7 from Oakland Coliseum Arena with the winner going to the Finals the next night!!! WESTON, ROBINSON, HEIN, COCHU, SMITH, SCOPAS, VALLOW, STEPHENS, CATTELL with BUDDY, SR. on the infield & some of the best skating you'll ever see!!! Walt Harris interviews Cattell at halftime, then legendary Hall-of-Famer Buddy, Sr. at the end!!! It's the PLAYOFFS, so you know it'll be something special!!!
LISTING #44
Roller Derby's IRSL Silver Cup Playoffs from 1986. Games 8 & 9!!! PIONEERS vs. STARS in the first game, then it's STARS taking on the BOMBERS in the second game. VALLOW, WESTON, CALVELLO, SYVERSON, BAKER, GARELLO, CATTELL, STAFFORD, PEREZ, GIBSON, GROLL, LARRY LEWIS, ED DRESSER, FRANK APODACA, BILL HILL, LARRY LEE, SEAN ATKINSON & others. Lots of interviews, plus there's Stars' Coach Hill going after Weston!!! Uh oh!!! Pretty cool!!!
LISTING #45
ONE OF YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITES!!! TWO GREAT HALVES from 1973 with the PIONEERS hosting the BAY BOMBERS (February 22) & then it's PLAYOFF ACTION (First Half) between the defending champion CHIEFS & BAY BOMBERS from the Oakland Coliseum Arena. No one skated better 'red' than O'Connell & he doesn't disappoint against the Pioneers, then it's PLAYOFF ACTION from late in the season with Charlie angry over the addition of BOB WOODBERRY to New York. ALL YOUR FAVORITE SKATERS including Gammon, Groll, Weston, Laszlo, McGuire, Dunn, Hein, Scopas & Pete Boyd!!! A REAL WINNER!!!
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ROLLER DERBY 8 PERIODS - JOLTERS vs. DYNAMITE!
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COMPLETE GAME from late in the Eastern season as the MIDWEST PIONEERS host the World Champion NEW YORK CHIEFS in Hammond, Indiana on May 23, 1973. EIGHT PERIODS with Don Drewry & Chet Coppock doing the play-by-play and doing verbal battle in the announcer's booth. GAMMON, GROLL, ROBINSON, HEIN, DUNN, McGUIRE, SCOPAS with DARLENE FORBES wearing the pivot helmet in the absence of the injured Weston. Drewry speaks with GAMMON at the end. An AMAZING GAME!!!
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74 ISC skating with JOAN WESTON skating against JUDY ARNOLD!!!!! First segment's TEAM CANADA against the all-Latin LOS LIBERTADORES!!!! Rare playoff competition between LOS LIBERTADORES against ISC pennant-winning TEAM CANADA ( known as the Canadian All-Stars here ) from the Montreal Forum on July 30, 1974. The LIBS have Coach LeROY GONZALES, Captain SALLY VEGA & legendary superstar RALPHIE VALLADARES! Canada has Coach PAUL RUPERT, Captain DIANE SYVERSON, PETER KELLY, FRANK MACEDO, SAM WASHINGTON, GWEN MILLER & SHERRI JACKSON. Segment two has JUDY ARNOLD & JOAN WESTON skating against each other as the T-BIRDS take on the WARRIORS in Baltimore, Maryland. Pretty Judy ARNOLD, Coach RICHARD BROWN, JIM TROTTER, RUBERTA MITCHELL, OTIS WILLIAMS, JERRY CATTELL, CINDY OGBIN, SONJA SIMS, BILL HILL & LYNN CONGELTON against Los Angeles with EARLEAN 747 BROWN, GREG QUINN, LOIS DECKER, ED DRESSER, BILL CROAK, HAROLD JACKSON, VICKIE McEWEN, plus WESTON, Derby's Golden Girl in her best Roller Games, red-shirt performance. TRULY TERRIFIC!!!
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A complete game, 8 periods, has the IRSL BAY BOMBERS against the JOLTERS from the San Jose Civic Auditorium in 1980. Whenever a major star doesnt appear in a game, its TIME FOR OTHERS TO SHINE!!!!... and its time for DELORES TUCKER & Mens Captain BILL GROLL to SHINE!!!!! Skating for the BAY BOMBERS along with TUCKER & GROLL are CAROL MEYER, DeWITT QUARLES, JOHNNIE WRICE & FRANK APODACA. JOLTERS have ALPHONSO REYES, JAN VALLOW, DARNAY McPHERSON & SHERRI ERICH. TUCKER & Peanuts MEYER tangle with VALLOW & ERICH, period after period, and right from the opening moments of the game, GROLL & REYES go after each other! WATCH THE FIREWORKS ERUPT!!!!! Ken Kunzelman calls the game and speaks with Jolters Sherri Erich and Mike Phister at halftime, plus mini-promotional interviews with Bombers Johnnie Wrice and Bill Groll.
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Roller Derbys 1959 World Series Playoff, featuring the second half of the semi-finals between the BAY BOMBERS & CHIEFS, then second-half action of the Finals with the WESTERNERS! A PHENOMENAL DVD!!!! First segment, IN GLORIOUS BLACK & WHITE, skated on Sept. 3, 1959 at San Franciscos COW PALACE has SAN FRANCISCO tangling with NEW YORK for the right to skate in the finals the following night. Segment two has the winner of the first game skating the WESTERNERS on Sept. 4 for all the marbles. See the GREATEST SKATERS OF ALL-TIME!!!!! See Hall-of-Famers GERRY MURRAY ( womens MVP for 59 ), ANNIS JENSEN ( womens MVP of 59 playoffs ), CHARLIE OCONNELL ( mens MVP of 59 ), GENE GAMMON & HAL JANOWITZ, 59 All-Stars BILL LAURINO & JEAN PORTER, plus up-and-coming stars like CECIL HATFIELD, DARLENE ANDERSON, BUDDY ATKINSON, JR., MIKE GAMMON, JUDI McGUIRE, JAN VALLOW, JUDY SOWINSKI, RUBERTA MITCHELL, JOHN PARKER, CATHIE READ, BARBARA OLEARY, FRANK MACEDO, LORETTA BEHRENS, DELORES DOSS, SHARON ALSOP, ANN BAUER, DAVE BATTERSBY, BILLY GARDNER, BOBBY SEEVERS, KEN WILLIS, CAROL MEYER, LORRAINE DEVRIES, GEORGE ADAMS, GEORGE JONES, DON RIXMAN, JOANN KOONS & FRANKIE FREN. WALT HARRIS, voice of the Bay Bombers, and KEN NYDELL, voice of the Chiefs, call both halves. SUPERB!!!
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A complete game from the end of the 1980 IRSL season with Coach Cliff Butlers BAY BOMBERS battling the NORTHEAST BRAVES!!!!! An ENTIRE GAME skated at the San Jose Civic Auditorium with a SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCE by one of the games greatest athletes, CLIFF BUTLER, razzling and dazzling everyone on the banked track. BRAVES have Coach LARRY LEE, JAMES PAUL, Captain DEBBIE CHO, SUSIE WONG, PAM CANEVA & EARL PIERSON. In addition to Butler, the BAY BOMBERS have Captain JOAN WESTON, BILL GROLL, DELORES TUCKER, CAROL MEYER, JOHNNIE WRICE, DeWITT QUARLES & ALVIN MALLORY. Weston, Tucker & Meyer almost overwhelm the former Bombers, Cho & Wong, but the Brave gals have a few tricks up their sleeve, too! Ken Kunzelman does the play-by-play. Kunzelman interviews Jolter coach ALPHONSO REYES, FRANK APODACA & DEBBIE CHO, then does an abbreviated chat with JAMES PAUL & PAM CANEVA at the end. But the REAL THRILL is watching 1966s Rookie-of-the-Year, CLIFF BUTLER, in his prime!!!!!!
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A complete game, 8 periods of 1980 IRSL skating featuring two historic teams, the MIDWEST PIONEERS & SAN FRANCISCO BAY BOMBERS!!!!!
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CLASSIC Roller Derby from 1952 with FOUR HISTORIC TEAMS with the GREATEST STARS in the history of the sport!!! The 7th & 8th periods of FOUR incredible games ( one even goes into OVERTIME!!!! ) with the 52 World Champion NEW YORK CHIEFS, BROOKLYN RED DEVILS, JERSEY JOLTERS, plus 52 Pennant-winning CHICAGO WESTERNERS! First segment has RED DEVILS vs. CHIEFS, then its TWO segments with the WESTERNERS against the 50 World Champion JOLTERS, then CHIEFS vs. JOLTERS! Final segment has the games two most-famous stars, GERRY MURRAY & MIDGE TOUGHIE BRASUHN tearing each other apart! A WHOS WHO of BANKED TRACK LEGENDS skate including Hall-of-Famers ANNIS JENSEN, ANN CALVELLO, KEN MONTE, CHARLIE SPEC SAUNDERS, SAMMY SKOBEL, BERT WALL, HAL JANOWITZ, GENE GAMMON, MARY YOUPELLE, BOBBIE JOHNSTONE & BUDDY ATKINSON, SR. & stars like JEAN PORTER, MARY LOU PALERMO, MARY GARDNER, BARBARA MATEER, TERRI LYNCH, LORETTA BEHRENS, TERRI ANDERSON, GLORIA MACK, HELEN GARDNER, MARY CIOFANI, HELEN LISKA, JOYCE BEASLEY, CAROL SEIFERT, RED SMARTT, BILL LAURINO, FREDDIE NOA, PUNKY GARDNER, Jughead LEWIS, SID HARNESK, RUSS MASSRO, JACK WILSON, ROGER SCHROEDER, and PAUL MILANE ( Mike Gammons father ), plus more pioneers of the GOLDEN AGE of ROLLER DERBY!!! A MUST!!!!!
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THREE SENSATIONAL TEAMS from the 59 season with THE GREATEST ROLLER DERBY STAR YOU NEVER SAW - GEORGE COPELAND, a 2005 Hall of Fame Inductee!!!! SECOND HALF of two games featuring the L.A. BRAVES, on the road, against the SAN FRANCISCO BOMBERS, then NORTHWEST RAVENS and in both games, youll see ONE OF THE GREATEST SKATERS of ALL-TIME, GEORGE COPELAND, go out on one jam after another, outskate one opponent after another, score again and again and DAZZLE EVERYONE!!!! Segment one is from the San Francisco Armory on May 16, 1959. BOMBERS have CALVELLO, JENSEN, SOWINSKI, GLORIA MIFSUD, RUBERTA MITCHELL, HARLEAN KHIEN, Coach BILL LAURINO, GEORGIE ADAMS, GEORGE Run Run JONES, BOB MAYO, FLETCHER SANDERS & RONNIE KOLZOOSIAN. In addition to GEORGE COPELAND, the BRAVES have Acting Coach REDD SMARTT, YOUPELLE, MATEER, BEASLEY, GAIL FUND, BARBARA OLEARY, BERTHA RUIZ, plus PETE & GENE KUVLOSKY. Walt Harris and Elmer Anderson call the game, then Anderson joins Bob Roberts as the BRAVES take on the RAVENS in Seattle, WA on June 19, 1959. RAVENS have Coach HAL JANOWITZ, JEAN PORTER, DELORES DOSS, LORETTA BEHRENS, FRANKIE MACEDO, plus JOANNE KOONS, DON RIXMAN, JULIAN SILVA, DAVE BATTERSBY, BUTCH KNERR, MARGARET BRADY and SHARON STEVENS. Count HOW MANY TIMES COPELAND goes out on the jam and HOW MANY POINTS he scores!!!!
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CLASSIC ROLLER DERBY from December, 1949 & January, 1950... the earliest competition on film!!! NEW JERSEY versus PHILADELPHIA in two segments, then NEW JERSEY against CHICAGO with THE GREATEST NAMES IN ROLLER DERBY HISTORY!!! 7th & 8th periods of THREE incredible games with (soon-to-be) World Champion NEW JERSEY skating on their home turf against PHILADELPHIA in two different games, then CHICAGO. A WHOS WHO of BANKED TRACK LEGENDS perform - ANNIS JENSEN, ANN CALVELLO, BUDDY ATKINSON, SR. & BOBBIE JOHNSTONE (father & mother of legendary skater, Buddy Atkinson, Jr.), MONTA JEAN & CARL PAYNE, NORMA ROSSNER, ELMER ANDERSON, SID HARNESK, JOHNNY KARP, HAL JANOWITZ, DELORES DOSS, BOB VENTNER, SILVER RICH, CHARLIE Spec SAUNDERS, GEORGE VOGT, MARY CIOFANI, BETTY BOYD, JOYCE BEASLEY, REDD SMARTT, HOWIE RAINES, BOB SATTERFIELD, Crazy Legs JACK WALKER, HERBIE PLUMP, Jughead LEWIS, plus more pioneers of the GOLDEN AGE of ROLLER DERBY!!! You wont ever see better skating than here! One hour and 37 minutes of classic black and white! A MUST FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR OR FAN OF THE HISTORY OF THE SPORT!!!!!
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An ENTIRE GAME skated at the Oakland Auditorium Arena on February 27, 1982 as the BAY BOMBERS battle the wild & unpredictable NORTHEAST BRAVES with newest additions (former Roller Games stars) LARRY LEWIS, DIANE SYVERSON & B.J. PETERSON!!! A WILD GAME with an all-out brawl in the 6th period that has management apologizing!!!! Newly-revamped BRAVES with LEWIS, SYVERSON, PETERSON, EARL PIERSON, WHIRL GREY, SHIRLEY BROWNING & CLAUDIA HOBDY taking on the BAY BOMBERS with WESTON, GROLL, MEYER, TUCKER, BAKER, JOHNNIE WRICE, LARRY LEE, DeWITT QUARLES & APODACA. Ken Kunzelman does the play-by-play, joined by Alphonso Reyes, Jan Vallow & James Paul. Kunzelman talks with Syverson at halftime about her days as a professional boxer, then with Weston at the end.
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One of the ROUGHEST, TOUGHEST games youll EVER SEE!!!!! A complete game from the start of the '82 season with the BAY BOMBERS battling newly-named Coach JAMES PAULs DYNAMITE with a HISTORIC CONFRONTATION between VALLOW & WESTON!!!!! An ENTIRE game skated at the Oakland Auditorium Arena as the New York DYNAMITE with Coach PAUL, legendary skating star VALLOW, SHERRI ERICH, ALVIN MALLORY, JIM JACKSON & MIKE PHILLIPS against the BOMBERS with Captain WESTON, Coach GROLL, MEYER, TUCKER, BAKER, WRICE, LARRY LEE & DeWITT QUARLES. Ken Kunzelman does the play-by-play, joined by Alphonso Reyes and Bomber G.M. Dave Lipschultz. Kunzelman talks with Groll & Lee at halftime, Groll at game's end, plus a short chat with Alvin Mallory in a rare Derby interview that borders upon the antics of Roller Games about Larry Lee taking over Mallory's spot on the Bay Bombers. MALLORY & LEE battle all game long and you wont see a ROUGHER, MEANER performance than the one PAUL puts on all game long!!!!
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81 ROLLER DERBY WARRIOR ALL-STARS/DEMONS
Two complete, 4 periods games with the WARRIOR ALL-STARS skating the EASTERN DEMONS from 1981 at Philly's King Arena!!!!! If you were a fan of the Roller Games Warriors from the early 70s, these games will take you back! A MUST SEE for any serious collector! This DVD features the WARRIOR ALL-STARS with Captain JUDY SOWINSKI, RUBERTA MITCHELL, CINDY OGBIN, JIM TROTTER, VINNIE GANDOLFO, BUTCH McCRAE & a great little newcomer named TYRONE JUBILEE! Like seeing the 71 Philadelphia Warriors all over again! The EASTERN DEMONS are headed by other former Warriors... Coach PETER KELLY, Captain LYNN CONGLETON, BESSIE GONZALES, WILLIE BROWN, CARRIE BRIGHTFUL & BERNIE CONGLETON. League owner & former Warrior great, HARRY the Rabbit MORGAN calls the game assisted by skaters Little RICHARD BROWN (another Warrior!!!) and LEROY Bad Boy GONZALES!
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Two second halves from the Olympic Auditorium featuring the L.A. T-BIRDS & TEXAS OUTLAWS from the late 70s!!!!! A WHOS WHO OF SKATING TALENT!!! Roller Games return to the West Coast, featuring the T-Birds in their new green & gold uniforms, and Texas in the old Derby Midwest Pioneer jerseys ( purple and black ) from the late 60s. See stars RONNIE RAINS, RALPHIE VALLADARES, DANNY REILLY & JOHN PARKER, FRANK MACEDO, JIM TERRIGNO, COLLEEN MURRELL, JENNIFER RICHARDS, GAIL BOWERS, JUAN MOLANO, SAM WASHINGTON, GWEN MILLER, BURNETT JACKSON, LARRY HAMILTON, STEPHANIE GARCIA, KATHY GREY, ROSALIE BARDWELL, plus JOHN HALL & ROBERTO JUAREZ, El Fabuloso!! ELMER ANDERSON, DICK HOLWAY & JIM McINERNEY call the game!
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THREE SEPARATE IRSL GAMES from the LATE 70s with SKATING AS GOOD AS YOULL EVER SEE!!!! First segment's from 78 with second-half action between the MANHATTAN CHIEFS with Coach BUDDY ATKINSON, JR., Captain SANDY DUNN, CATTELL, REYES, ALLEN LITTLES, McPHERSON, JOHNNIE WRICE, BUZZ SAUNDERS, MIKE PHILLIPS, DEBBIE CHO & RITA WILLIAMS against the MIDWEST PIONEERS with Coach HEIN, JoJo STAFFORD, PEREZ, FORBES, SUE FREGULIA & SHERRI ERICH!!! A few glitches in the final period, but the FINAL JAM is NOT BE MISSED!!!! Second segment is the third & fourth skating periods as the CHIEFS taking on the BAY BOMBERS from '77. Tthe CHIEFS featured legendary skaters GERRY MURRAY & JOE FOSTER while the BOMBERS were TALENT-LADEN with OCONNELL, WESTON, BUTLER, GROLL, GAMMON, McGUIRE, ROMAN, MEYER, TUCKER & OROZCO. Only two periods, but worth every moment!!! And a third segment's from 77 with second-half skating between the IRSL ALL-STARS & BOMBERS!!!! ALL-STARS have CALVELLO, MURRAY, DUNN, GARELLO, J.J. BURTON, CHO, STEPHENS, FOSTER, REYES, STAFFORD, WRICE, LARRY LEE & TONY SMITH!!! Even Hall-of-Famer KEN MONTEs in the announcing booth!!! Don Drewry speaks with Mr. Roller Derby, CHARLIE OCONNELL at the end!! ONE OF THE BEST DVDs EVER!!!!
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IRSL Silver Cup Tournament from 1982 and it turns out to be one of the BEST GAMES youll EVER SEE!!! EIGHT PERIODS with the BRAVES taking on the JOLTERS in PLAYOFF ACTION!!!!! From the Oakland Auditorium Arena with CALVELLO & REYES JOLTERS featuring scoring star ALLEN LITTLES, Roller Games star SONJA SIMS, McPHERSON, BURTON, RONNIE TURBIN & DEBBIE COLE taking on the newly-revamped BRAVES with LARRY LEWIS, SYVERSON, scoring sensation EARL PIERSON, WHIRL GREY & STEVE SARTAIN. Syversons one of the best & its SENSATIONAL seeing her battle LIVING LEGEND Calvello! Plus youll see THREE OF THE MOST PHENOMENAL JAMMERS OF ALL-TIME... Larry Lewis, Allen Littles & Earl Pierson!!! Ken Kunzelman does the play-by-play and is joined in the booth by Joe Mahedy & Dave Lipschultz Kunzelman talks with Lewis & Pierson, Calvello & Syverson.
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Two complete, 4 periods games with the WARRIOR ALL-STARS taking on the JERSEY JOLTERS from 1981 at Philadelphia's King Arena!!!!! WARRIOR ALL-STARS with Captain SOWINSKI, RUBERTA MITCHELL, OGBIN, TROTTER, GANDOLFO, BUTCH McCRAE, ARNOLD SCHOEN & TYRONE JUBILEE! Like seeing the 71 Philadelphia Warrior all over again! The JERSEY JOLTERS are headed by Coach Little Richard BROWN, BILL CROAK, Captain SUE THOMAS, plus DEBBIE MATTISON, LeROY NESBITT & MICHELLE PELOQUIN. IMPRESSIVE BATTLES in both the womens & mens field, especially between JIM TROTTER & RICHARD BROWN who go at each other JAM AFTER JAM!!!!! The Jolters even wear the Derbys Midwest Pioneers (early 70s) jerseys! Former Warrior great, HARRY the Rabbit MORGAN calls the game assisted by PETER KELLY! These two games take you right back to those halcyon days of the Warriors at the old Arena!
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ANN CALVELLOS GREATEST DERBY HITS!!!! If you LOVE Calvello, youll LOVE this!!!! Youll see Calvello skating with the JOLTERS (1950) against Chicago, CHIEFS (1952) vs. Brooklyn, SF BAY BOMBERS ('56 & '59) against Los Angeles, RED DEVILS vs. Bay Bombers ('73), RED DEVILS ('77 & '78) vs. Bay Bombers & Pioneers, BRAVES ('80) against Jolters, JOLTERS ('84) vs. NY Dynamite & SOUTHERN STARS vs. Bay Bombers ('86)!!! Twenty-six years of highlights from an INCREDIBLE SKATING CAREER, plus interviews with Walt Harris, Stu Ganz & Rich Gould, AND an HOUR MAGAZINE segment from 1980!!! And on this DVD, skating with, or even better... AGAINST Calvello are such DERBY STARS as GERRY MURRAY, MONTA JEAN PAYNE, ANNIS JENSEN, JULIE PATRICK, MARY YOUPELLE, BARBARA MATEER, JUDY SOWINSKI, RUBERTA MITCHELL, JUDY ARNOLD, MARGIE LASZLO, CAROL Peanuts MEYER, ROSETTA SAUNDERS, JUDI McGUIRE, DELORES TUCKER, JAN VALLOW, SANDY DUNN & DIANE SYVERSON!!!!
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WESTON & her BAY BOMBERS take on the '84 IRSL ALL-STARS... ON THE ROAD... in CHICAGO!!!! A complete game, 8 periods of skating action with GREATS OF THE GAME!!!! YOU WONT WANT TO MISS IT!!! Weston captained the IRDL Pioneers from '71 thru '73. Skated at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, the city where Roller Derby premiered in 1935, the IRSL All-Stars have JAN VALLOW, B.J. PETERSON, SHERRI ERICH, J.J. BURTON, BILL HILL, JOE PEREZ, CHARLIE GIPSON, FRANKIE MACEDO, EARL PIERSON & JoJo STAFFORD with NICK SCOPAS on the infield while the BOMBERS have WESTON, BILL GROLL, MIKE GAMMON, LARRY LEWIS, DELORES TUCKER, FRANCINE COCHU, WILMA RYAN, FRANK APODACA & others. DAVE EDDY & DAVE LIPSCHULTZ do the play-by-play. Eddy talks with JAN VALLOW & SHERRI ERICH at halftime about the return of Derby to the Windy City. The ALL-STARS are even wearing the old SOUTHERN EAGLE jerseys from 1972!!!
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A complete game, 8 periods of IRSL skating from June 3, 1984 in Richmond, CA featuring those rivals, the BAY BOMBERS & JOLTERS!!!!! The 84 BOMBERS with WESTON, GROLL, superstar scoring sensation MIKE GAMMON, jamming phenomenon LARRY LEWIS, TUCKER & FRANCINE COCHU while the JOLTERS have legendary Captain ANN CALVELLO, ALPHONSO REYES, legendary scorer FRANKIE MACEDO, DARNAY McPHERSON, J.J. BURTON, CANDY JONES & WHIRL GREY. To see GAMMON, LEWIS & MACEDO out there, jam after jam, is to see some of the GREATEST SCORING STARS the game EVER PRODUCED!!!! And make sure to stick around for the FINAL JAM OF THE FIRST HALF when MIKE GAMMON does WHAT HES FAMOUS FOR!!!! Ken Kunzelman does the play-by-play with Stu Ganz & Dave Eddy. At halftime, rookie Ganz does a HYSTERICAL interview with Calvello, Reyes & Macedo, all veterans of the banked track, then at the end, its Eddy with Groll, Lewis, Gammon & Apodaca.
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JOAN WESTON skating against one her greatest rivals JAN VALLOW in 1985 IRSL skating action!!!! Heres a complete game from San Jose with those historic rivals, the BAY BOMBERS & PIONEERS!!!!! The 85 BOMBERS have Captain WESTON, Coach GROLL, scoring sensation LEWIS, TUCKER & COCHU while the PIONEERS have legendary Captain VALLOW, ERICH, Acting Coach CHARLIE GIPSON, PEREZ & TAFT WATERS. Even CALVELLO is around, doing a special interview with SHERRI ERICH!!!! Watch Calvellos face when Erich mentions how great it is skating with Jan Vallow, the woman Erich calls the greatest skater on the banked track today!!!! Calvello talks with Canadian Spitfire COCHU during the second half. Ken Kunzelman does the play-by-play with Stu Ganz. At halftime, Ganz talks with Frank Apodaca & Charlie Gipson about an upcoming match race, then with Groll & Apodaca at games end. JAMES PAUL is even on this tape doing a rather PROVOCATIVE interview with Larry Lewis!!!!! Uh oh... whats gonna happen next????
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This TWO-HOUR tape was sent to us by Judy Arnold, MUCH OF IT WEVE NEVER SEEN, and features some INCREDIBLE SKATING ACTION!!!! During the first part, youll see RARE home movies of match races featuring CINDY OGBIN vs. JOHN Gootch GAUTIERI, plus Warrior coach BUDDY ATKINSON, JR. against Wild BILL EHRGOTT and an amazing Indian Death Match between JUDY ARNOLD & JUDY SOWINSKI. Theres also glimpses of the Warriors against the 72 Northern Hawks, 73 Texas Outlaws & IRDL Jolters! Thens its RARE SKATING ACTION, periods 5 thru 8, featuring the L.A. T-Birds against the Chicago Hawks from 1967. Featured on the Hawks is ARNOLD, plus Captain JOAN Killer KASZMERSKI, BARBARA WILLIAMS, BARBARA OLEARY, Coach DAVE POUND, ABEL LARA & FRANK MACEDO. Skating with the T-Birds is Captain TERRI LYNCH, LIZ HERNANDEZ, JUDY SOWINSKI, SALLY VEGA, Coach DANNY REILLY, ROGER SCHROEDER, Little RICHARD BROWN & GREG ROBERTSON. On the last-half of the tape is selected segments from the PHILADELPHIA WARRIORS against FOUR TEAMS: L.A. T-BIRDS ( from 74 in L.A. & Baltimore ), NY CHIEFS ( from 74 at the Philly Spectrum ), SF SHAMROCKS ( from 67 in Hawaii ), and CANADIAN BRAVES ( from 74 at the Philly Arena )!!!!! Many ALL-TIME GREATS like WESTON, CALVELLO, DUNN, SOWINSKI, VEGA, SYVERSON, EARLEAN BROWN, TROTTER, GAMMON, PARKER & HEIN.... are featured.
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A complete game from 1983.... one of THE MOST BRUTAL GAMES YOULL EVER SEE featuring the JOLTERS & NEW YORK DYNAMITE!!!! CALVELLO, BURTON & JONES against VALLOW, ERICH & PETERSON in the womens field, then its REYES, MACEDO & MILLER against PAUL, MALLORY & PIERSON!!!! And I dont think any of them like each other!!!!! Eight periods of IRSL skating action from Richmond, CA with TWO OF THE MEANEST TEAMS YOULL EVER SEE!!!!! From May 18, 1983, the JOLTERS have legendary Captain & Hall-of-Famer CALVELLO, REYES, scoring sensation MACEDO, E.G. MILLER (one of Roller Games most controversial figures!!!), plus CANDY JONES & JJ BURTON while the NY DYNAMITE have Co-Captains VALLOW & ERICH, BJ PETERSON, Coach JAMES PAUL, ALVIN MALLORY, EARL PIERSON, MIKE PHILLIPS & PAM HARRISON. This one's an ALL-OUT SLUGFEST!!!! Stu Ganz does the play-by-play along with IRSL Commissioner Dave Lipschultz and even Nick Scopas is along for the ride. At halftime, Ganz talks with James Paul & Pam Harrison, then with Frankie Macedo & Alphonso Reyes at the end. YOU DONT WANNA MISS THIS ONE!!!!!
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Another complete game from 1984 with one of the WILDEST INCIDENTS YOULL EVER SEE!!! Its the PIONEERS with VALLOW, ERICH, PETERSON, GIPSON, PEREZ & STAFFORD taking on James Pauls DYNAMITE with new addition, BILL HILL!!!! Eight periods of IRSL skating action from Richmond, CA!!!!! Thhe 84 PIONEERS have VALLOW, ERICH, Coach STAFFORD, JOE PEREZ, CHARLIE GIPSON, B.J. PETERSON & TAFT WATERS with legendary skating star, NICK SCOPAS, coaching from the infield while the DYNAMITE have Coach JAMES PAUL, Mens Captain ALVIN MALLORY, Captain CLAUDIA HOBDY, EARL PIERSON, MIKE PHILLIPS, DELORES HOLMES & BILL HILL!!! Ken Kunzelman does the play-by-play with Stu Ganz & Dave Eddy. Vallow, Erich & Peterson are interviewed at games end, along with Nick Scopas, but ITS WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE FOURTH PERIOD THAT WILL HAVE EVERYONE BUZZING! At halftime, Dave Eddy talks with Bill Hill after what is ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC MOMENTS YOULL EVER SEE ON A ROLLER DERBY TAPE. Yeah, it harkens back to Roller Games, but nevertheless, YOULL BE STUNNED BY WHAT HAPPENS!!!! Even Bomber coach BILL GROLL has to comment in the announcers booth. A STUNNER!!!!!
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A complete game, 8 periods from 1985, featuring the famous SAN FRANCISCO BAY BOMBERS & newly-formed SOUTHERN STARS!!!!! An entire game skated in San Jose with the STARS, in their distinctive black and yellow uniforms, with an IMPRESSIVE MENS LINE-UPS: Coach BILL HILL, LARRY LEE, EARL PIERSON, JOHN EARLY, ALVIN MALLORY, MIKE PFISTER, JESUS NEGRON plus JJ BURTON, CLAUDIA HOBDY, DEBBIE COLE & LUP APODACA against the BOMBERS with WESTON, GROLL, LARRY LEWIS, TUCKE & COCHU!!! The controversial BILL HILL has a major chip on his shoulder and its up to Groll & the Bombers to knock it off!!!! Ken Kunzelman, Stu Ganz and Dave Eddy do the play-by-play. At halftime, Ganz talks with both mens coaches, then at the end, it Ganz with Bill Groll & Larry Lewis. ANN CALVELLO even gets into the act with two segments, the first where she confronts her former teammate J.J. BURTON about leaving the Jolters to captain the Stars!!!! WOW!!!! PLUS TRIVIA THROUGHOUT!!!!
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The the best of the league... the PIONEERS & BAY BOMBERS in skating action from early in the '84 IRSL season! EIGHT PERIODS from San Jose with WESTON, GROLL, GAMMON, LEWIS, TUCKER & COCHU on the Bombers while the Pioneers have VALLOW, PETERSON, ERICH, STAFFORD, PEREZ, GIPSON plus newest addition, controversial skating star, BILL HILL. SCOPAS coaches the team from the infield. And when you get VALLOW, PETERSON & ERICH skating against WESTON, TUCKER & COCHU in the womens field, then HILL, STAFFORD & PEREZ against GROLL, GAMMON & LEWIS in the mens field, you know.... THE SPARKS ARE GONNA FLY!!!! Plus watch out for the FIRST JAM OF THE EIGHTH PERIOD..... I dont think Ive ever seen a play start this way!!! Itll blow your socks off even if youre the most seasoned Derby fan!!!! Ken Kunzelman does the play-by-play with Stu Ganz & Dave Eddy.
LISTING #72
8 periods of IRSL skating action from November 2, 1984 from San Jose with the SAN FRANCISCO BAY BOMBERS & SOUTHERN JOLTERS!!!!! WESTON, GROLL, GAMMON, TUCKER, CALVELLO, REYES, MACEDO & RITA WILLIAMS. Its good enough to see CALVELLO & WESTON battling all game long, plus GROLL & REYES continuing their phenomenal rivalry, but for the most part of this one, TWO OF THE GREATEST SCORERS OF ALL TIME - Frank Macedo & Mike Gammon - GO HEAD TO HEAD... ONE JAM AFTER ANOTHER!!!! And not to spoil anything, but one of these legendary jammers will cause injury to the other, effectively writing the final chapter of a legendary career!!! You dont wanna miss this one!!!! Stu Ganz & James Paul call the game. At halftime, Ganz talks with ALPHONSO REYES & FRANK MACEDO, then with the entire JOLTER TEAM at the end!!!
LISTING #73
The IRSL ALL-STARS take on the legendary BAY BOMBERS, ON THE ROAD, from GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN!!!! A complete game, 8 periods of IRSL skating action with GREATS OF THE GAME!!!! BE A CHEESEHEAD and COME TO THE GAME!!!!! Skated at the Brown County Arena in Green Bay, a city famous for another legendary sports franchise, its Roller Derbys most famous franchise, the BAY BOMBERS with WESTON, GROLL, GAMMON, LEWIS, TUCKER, COCHU, WILMA RYAN, FRANK APODACA against the IRSL All-Stars with VALLOW, PETERSON, ERICH, BURTON, BILL HILL, PEREZ, CHARLIE GIPSON, MACEDO, EARL PIERSON & JoJo STAFFORD with NICK SCOPAS on the infield. Youll even see former Roller Derby Rookie-of-the-Year (1973) JOHN HARMATA on the infield refereeing for this important game!!!! KEN KUNZELMAN does the play-by-play and talks with LARRY LEWIS & FRANK APODACA at halftime. The ALL-STARS are even wearing the old SOUTHERN EAGLE jerseys from 1972!!!
LISTING #74
One of the WILDEST GAMES youll EVER SEE!!!!! A complete game, EIGHT PERIODS OF ACTION, from the 1983 season with Weston, Groll, Gammon, Tucker, Lewis & the rest of the BAY BOMBERS with new addition DARLENE FORBES battling Coach JAMES PAULs NEW YORK DYNAMITE!!!!! An ENTIRE GAME skated at the San Jose Civic Auditorium with the sophomore-year DYNAMITE with Coach JAMES PAUL (who returns from the injured list for the second half), legendary skating star VALLOW, ERICH, B.J. PETERSON, MALLORY, PIERSON & MIKE PHILLIPS taking on the BAY BOMBERS with WESTON, GROLL, GAMMON, LEWIS, TUCKER, FORBES & LARRY LEE. Weston & Forbes were the one-two punch of the early70s Pioneers and continue where they left off ten years earlier!!! And if youre a fan of MIKE GAMMON, this one SHOWCASES HIS TALENT LIKE NO OTHER. As announcer Ken Kunzelman comments... Gammon does everything so well, you almost expect him to be selling programs, too!!!! Kunzelman & Stu Ganz do the play-by-play. Ganz talks with Vallow & Erich at halftime, then with Gammon, Groll & Lewis at games end.
LISTING #75
Two red shirt teams trying to destroy each other!!!!! A complete game, EIGHT PERIODS OF ACTION, from the 1983 season; in fact, the opening game of a doubleheader from San Jose as the JOLTERS skate the PIONEERS!!! The JOLTERS have Coach REYES, J.J. BURTON, CANDY JONES, WHIRL GREY, LOUIE CARABELLO, ROD ALLEN, CLAUDIA HOBDY & TERRI INABNETT while the PIONEERS have Coach JoJo STAFFORD, JOE PEREZ, TAFT WATERS, CHARLIE GIPSON, RITA WILLIAMS, DELORES HOLMES, KATHY RAMOS, CONNIE HAYNES & JESUS NEGRON. Youll never see TAFT WATERS, a scoring sensation for many a season, skate a better game than this one!!!!! He and Alphonso seem to go at each other jam after jam!!!! HOLY SMOKES!!!!! Kunzelman & Stu Ganz do the play-by-play. Ganz talks with Pioneer coach JoJo Stafford & former coach Joe Perez at halftime, then with Alphonso Reyes & Debbie Ramirez at games end. And youll never GUESS WHO Alphonso predicts is gonna win the MVP trophy & Roller Derby Queen award for the season?????
LISTING #76
85 ROLLER DERBY EXPRESS vs. BAY BOMBERS
A complete game, 8 periods of IRSL skating action from 1985 in San Jose, CA featuring the IRSLs newest squad, James Pauls wild & unpredictable EASTERN EXPRESS against Weston & Grolls BAY BOMBERS!!!! 85 BAY BOMBERS have WESTON, GROLL, LARRY LEWIS, BARBARA BAKER, newly-signed RITA WILLIAMS & FRANK APODACA while the EXPRESS have Coach PAUL, ALPHONSO REYES, Captain B.J. PETERSON, CLAUDIA HOBDY, DELORES HOLMES, GINA McVEY & MIKE PHILLIPS. Throughout the game, PAUL goes head-to-head with LEWIS & REYES battles GROLL!!!! One of the LOWEST SCORING games ever!!!! At halftime, Stu Ganz talks with Lewis, but Paul interrupts to voice his opinion. At games end, Ganz talks with Paul, Reyes & Mike Phillips and in the first half, does shorter talks with WESTON & BAKER.
LISTING #77
TWO MOST BRUTAL TEAMS in a COMPLETE GAME!!! 8 periods of IRSL skating from June 17, 1984 with the SOUTHERN JOLTERS and James Pauls NEW YORK DYNAMITE in a HIGH SCORING GAME from HISTORIC KEZAR PAVILION in Golden Gate Park in the City of San Francisco!!!! If you like youre skating action WILD, ROUGH and UNPREDICTABLE with LOTS OF SCORING..... THIS IS THE ONE FOR YOU!!!! In addition to Hall-of-Fame CALVELLO, the JOLTERS have ALPHONSO REYES, legendary scoring sensation FRANK MACEDO, DARNAY McPHERSON, GWEN MILLER, J.J. BURTON & CANDY JONES. New Yorks powerhouse DYNAMITE have Coach PAUL, CLAUDIA HOBDY, ALVIN MALLORY, RITA WILLIAMS, EARL PIERSON & DELORES HOLMES. The coaches, REYES & PAUL continue their intense rivalry; veteran MACEDO & jamming sensation PIERSON score up a storm while in the womens field, WILLIAMS & MILLER are the perfect match for each other!!!!! Ken Kunzelman & Dave Eddy try to call the action and theres trivia about Roller Derby all thru the game. At halftime, Eddy talks with James Paul.
LISTING #78
A complete game, 8 periods of IRSL skating from 1985 with the BOMBERS against the newly-formed STARS!!!!! Here's a rematch from San Jose as the STARS with Acting Coach LARRY LEE, EARL PIERSON, JOHN EARLY, ALVIN MALLORY, Captain JJ BURTON, CLAUDIA HOBDY, GINA McVEY & DELORES HOLMES against the BOMBERS with WESTON, GROLL, LARRY LEWIS, TUCKER & Candian Spitfire FRANCINE COCHU. The Stars are without their controversial coach, BILL HILL, sitting out a major fourteen-day suspension, although hes on hand to express his outrage at the penalty, but his powerful Stars mens team skates sensational even without the boss man!!! Ken Kunzelman, Stu Ganz and Dave Eddy do the play-by-play. At halftime, Ganz talks with both womens captains, WESTON & BURTON, then at the end, it Ganz with LARRY LEE. Controversial Express Coach JAMES PAUL talks with Derby great JERRY CATTELL during the first half, then APODACA later. WOW!!!!
LISTING #79
One of the BEST DEFENSIVE GAMES youll EVER SEE from the 1985 IRSL season!!!!! EIGHT PERIODS OF ACTION, between James Pauls wild NEW YORK DYNAMITE & the BAY BOMBERS, their first meeting of the season!!!!! An ENTIRE game from San Jose with the DYNAMITE featuring Coach PAUL, scoring sensation EARL PIERSON, CLAUDIA HOBDY, MIKE PHILLIPS, DELORES HOLMES & GINA McVEY taking on the BOMBERS with legendary WESTON, GROLL, GAMMON, phenom LARRY LEWIS, TUCKER & COCHU. This is a totally defensive battle between two great squads. JAMES PAUL brings his usual TOUGH AS NAILS skating to the game, but is met jam-by-jam by BILL GROLL who knows a thing or two about defensive skating!!! A TERRIFIC GAME!!!! Kunzelman & Stu Ganz do the play-by-play. Ganz talks with Coach PAUL at halftime and escapes out of it without too many bruises, then with WESTON & GROLL at games end.
LISTING #80
A SENSATIONAL DVD with Buddy Atkinson, Jr. leading two different teams in action from the mid 70s!!!! First segments first-half action from Madison Square Garden on Feb. 9, 1975 with the newly-formed Roller Stars league making its debut in NYC. The CALIFORNIA RED DEVILS with Coach ATKINSON, WESTON, WOODBERRY, CATTELL, ROSETTA SAUNDERS, DARLENE FORBES, TUCKER, COCHU, CHO, LARRY SMITH, PEREZ & LARRY LEWIS taking on the NEW YORK BRAVES with legendary superstar, Captain GERRY MURRAY, MIKE GAMMON, GROLL, DUNN, McGUIRE, ROBINSON, TONY ROMAN, MORELAND, BAKER, J.J. BURTON, SCOPAS & CAL STEPHENS!!!! Second segments the second half of '78 action from Kezar Pavilion with the MANHATTAN CHIEFS with Coach ATKINSON, DUNN, CATTELL, ALLEN LITTLES, REYES, JOHNNIE WRICE, MIKE PHILLIPS, RONNIE NELSON, GARELLO, CHO, RITA WILLIAMS & KATHY RAMOS taking on the BAY BOMBERS with OCONNELL (Mr. Roller Derbys final season), WESTON, GAMMON, BUTLER, GROLL, McGUIRE, MEYER, TUCKER, MALLORY, RONNIE TURBIN & JAMES PAUL!!!! You dont wanna miss this one!!!!!
LISTING #81 (VHS Only - Quality Poor)
JUDY SOWINSKI in a RARE 1972 PROMO INTERVIEW, then skating with the L.A. T-BIRDS & the PHILADELPHIA WARRIORS... in the same game!!!!! YOU WONT BELIEVE THE ALL-STAR SKATERS ON THIS TAPE! First five minutes offer a RARE PROMO INTERVIEW from 1972 with Sowinski talking with Dick Hoppy Haupt about an upcoming match race in Cleveland as TRI-CITY BUCK Sherri Jackson takes on the New York Bomber captain! Then a four period game from L.A.s Olympic Auditorium from 74 with the WARRIORS taking on the T-BIRDS. WARRIORS have Captain ARNOLD, Coach BROWN, TROTTER, OTIS WILLIAMS, CATTELL, RUBERTA MITCHELL, CONGELETON & OGBIN with G.M. JESS ADAMS on the infield... while the T-BIRDS are loaded with stars SALLY VEGA, LASZLO, EARLEAN 747 BROWN, PATTI DC-10 CAVIN, REILLY & JIM JOHNSON, plus DAVE POUND & JOHN HALL on the infield!!!! But its SOWINSKI who shines in this game, skating with the T-Birds during the first period, then QUITTING THE TEAM & JOINING THE WARRIORS!!!! Voice of the T-Birds DICK LANE calls the game!! Quality of this ones not great, but its TOO EXCITING not to offer!!!! Second segments another four period game from the Philly Spectrum from 74 as the WARRIORS with many of the same skaters plus BUDDY ATKINSON, JR. take on the CHIEFS with JOHN PARKER, GAMMON, PEREZ, GEORGE ADAMS, BJ PETERSON, McGUIRE, MORELAND, CANDI MITCHELL & POKI TRUMAN. Ed Darian & Pete Kelly call this game with no crowd sounds, but plenty of instant replays.
LISTING #82
THREE INCREDIBLE TEAMS in the PLAYOFF FINALS of the '86 IRSL Silver Cup Tournament with the EXPRESS, PIONEERS & BAY BOMBERS! TWO special FOUR-PERIOD games from Richmond, CA with the PIONEERS taking on the EXPRESS in the first game to see wholl advance to the Finals, then its the BAY BOMBERS taking on the winner of the first game for ALL THE MARBLES!!!!! YOUR FAVORITE ROLLER DERBY STARS skating together as youve never seen them!!!! EXPRESS have Coach PAUL, B.J. PETERSON, VEGA, REYES, MACEDO, ERWIN MILLER, HOLMES & PAM HARRISON. PIONEERS have VALLOW & ERICH, PEREZ, CATTELL, STAFFORD, GIPSON, WATERS & third-generation skater, ALI ATKINSON with SCOPAS coaching from the infield. BAY BOMBERS have WESTON, GROLL, LEWIS, ED DRESSER, BAKER, GARELLO, APODACA & SANDY CALLOWAY. One of THE GREATEST DEFENSIVE BATTLES EVER!!!!! How many jams will they have before a team scores???
LISTING #83
A COMPLETE GAME, BRAVES vs. BOMBERS, skated at the start of the 79 IRSL season, from San Jose with the return of SKATING SENSATION... LYDIA CLAY teaming up with ANN CALVELLO on the BRAVES!!!! In addition to Calvello & Clay (all the way), the BRAVES have Coach CAL STEPHENS, TONY SMITH, LARRY LEE, PEARSON & PAM HARRISON. BOMBERS have WESTON, Coach BUTLER, GROLL, McGUIRE, MEYER, TUCKER & RONNIE TURBIN! An AMAZING game!!! Ken Kunzelman does play-by-play with skating great NICK SCOPAS. Nick the Greek speaks with CALVELLO & CLAY at halftime, then talks with the entire Bay Bomber womens squad at the end.
LISTING #84
CLASSIC ROLLER DERBY from the '50s featuring the legendary PHILADELPHIA PANTHERS!!!! The CHIEFS take on the PANTHERS in two different games from 1951, then taking on the WASHINGTON JETS in the third segment all from the 102nd Engineers Armory in NYC. The PANTHERS (49-53), in their legendary black & white striped jerseys, were one of Derbys most famous teams with ELMER ANDERSON, BUDDY ATKINSON, SR., BOBBIE JOHNSTON, CALVELLO, CHARLIE SPEC SAUNDERS, HAL JANOWITZ, DELORES DOSS, TERRI ANDERSON, BOB VENTER, KEN HANSEN, GLORIA BRENDT & GLORIA McAULIFF. Weeks earlier, the Panthers & Jets had skated a series of games in HAVANA, CUBA!!! The NEW YORK CHIEFS have MURRAY, GENE GAMMON, Wild BILL REYNOLDS, FREDDIE NOA, MARY CIOFANI, MARY GARDNER, HELEN GARDNER, BOB LEWIS, PEE WEE RAINES & BOBBIE MATEER. The WASHINGTON JETS have the legendary ANNABELLE Slugger KEALEY, SILVER RICH, SID HARNESK & GERRI ABBATELLO!!! Ken Nydell calls the action and even discloses the reason Ann Calvello wears two different gloves!!!!! A MUST!!!!! One hour and 30 minutes of classic action in black and white with our standard extras including ROLLER DERBY GIRL, the 1949 Academy Award nomimated short film with JEAN PORTER & TOUGHIE BRASUHN, plus other RARE EXTRAS youll receive ONLY FROM US!
LISTING #85
CLASSIC ROLLER DERBY from the 1950s!!!! 7th & 8th PERIODS of FOUR SEPARATE GAMES (from '51 & '52) between the TWO TOUGHEST TEAMS of the EARLY 50s... the JERSEY JOLTERS & NEW YORK CHIEFS... including a RARE SEGMENT from MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, Americans premier sports palace!!!! During the DERBYs FIRST FIVE WORLD SERIES FINALS, it was EITHER the JOLTERS or CHIEFS who were holding the championship trophy aloft!!! ROLLER DERBY LEGENDS like GERRY MURRAY, MIDGE TOUGHIE BRASUHN, CALVELLO, JEAN PORTER, MARY LOU PALERMO, JULIE PATRICK, MONTA JEAN PAYNE, BOGASH, GAMMON, JANOWITZ, CHARLIE SPEC SAUNDERS, SKOBEL, RUSS ROSIE BAKER, NORMA ROSSNER, MARY GARDNER, BARBARA MATEER, MARY CIOFANI, PAUL MILANE (MIKE GAMMONs father), JUGHEAD DON LEWIS, FREDDIE NOA, JACK WILSON, PEE WEE RAINES, plus GLORIA MACK, ALICE EDWARDS, BLANCHE LOPEZ, BETTY CLEMENTS, RENE RANDALL, BUDDY KEMP, (Reading, PAs) CHARLIE SCHUCHART, JOE KOSMAL... plus more pioneers of the GOLDEN AGE of ROLLER DERBY, inclduing Infield Coaches BUDDY ATKINSON, SR. & JOHNNY KARP!!! And there are even SPECIAL FEATURES on CALVELLO, PALERMO & TOUGHIE!!!! Ken Nydell calls the action!!!!!
LISTING #86
CLASSIC ROLLER DERBY from the early 50s with the WASHINGTON JETS, JERSEY JOLTERS, BROOKLYN RED DEVILS & NEW YORK CHIEFS... including a RARE, RECENTLY DISCOVERED, SEGMENT with ELMER ANDERSON interviewing legendary skating star, MIDGE TOUGHIE BRASUHN in the dressing room!!!! LEGENDS like MURRAY, BRASUHN, CALVELLO, MONTE, GAMMON, SPEC SAUNDERS, SKOBEL, WILD BILL REYNOLDS, PORTER, PALERMO, HARNESK, SMARTT, MARY & HELEN GARDNER, BEASLEY, MATEER, CIOFANI, ABBATELLO, LAURINO, VOGT, MILANE, JUGHEAD LEWIS, NOA, JACK WILSON, PEE WEE RAINES... plus more pioneers of the GOLDEN AGE of ROLLER DERBY, including Infield Coaches JOHNNY KARP, DOW DELL & FREDDIE COHEN!!! The first segment is skated in TOLEDO, OHIO between the JETS & RED DEVILS from 9/25/50, then its the CHIEFS versus the JOLTERS, followed by TWO SEGMENTS with the RED DEVILS & CHIEFS. See Calvello score a grand slam! See Wild Bill Reynolds break his collar bone! And because this is old-time Roller Derby, the MEN SKATE the 7th PERIOD & the WOMEN FINISH THE GAME!!!! Its MURRAY vs. BRASUHN on the final jam in the last segment and YOU WONT WANT TO MISS what happens AFTER THE FINAL JAM!!! EVEN I WAS STUNNED!!! Ken Nydell & Howie Miles call the action with assistance from none other than Roller Derby legend BILLY BOGASH!!!!! And to TOP IT ALL OFF... a REMARKABLE interview with TOUGHIE BRASUHN in the dressing room where she talks about her hobby... painting figurines!!!! In 35 years as a fan, Ive NEVER seen this segment!!!!
Listing #87
SUDDEN DEATH PLAYOFFS from the '85 IRSL season!!!!! WINNER goes on to the CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS... loser GOES HOME!!!! James Pauls wild EXPRESS take on the veteran PIONEERS in the PLAYOFF GAME, then its more GREAT SKATING between the BAY BOMBERS & SOUTHERN STARS from the same year PLUS the 1985 ALL-STAR & AWARD PRESENTATION!!!!! Here's a FOUR PERIOD SUDDEN DEATH GAME skated in Sacremento, CA with Express JAMES PAUL, ALPHONSO REYES, BJ PETERSON, PAM HARRISON, MIKE PHILLIPS & DELORES HOLMES taking on the Pioneers with VALLOW, CATTELL, STAFFORD, WATERS, PEREZ, SHERRI ERICH & CHARLIE GIPSON. Kunzelman & Rich Gould do the play-by-play, plus there are terrific interviews... even ANN CALVELLO chatting with SHERRI ERICH! Youll even see ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING SCORING PLAYS EVER with those two veterans... VALLOW & PETERSON!!!! Then its the 7th & 8th periods between the STARS (CALVELLO, HILL, MALLORY, PIERSON, LEE, EARLY) taking on the BOMBERS (WESTON, GROLL,LEWIS) from the end of 85! PLUS the 85 AWARDS PRESENTATION!!!!
Listing #88
The 85 IRSL FINALS, skated in Sacremento, CA!!!! THE BEST TWO TEAMS IN THE LEAGUE, the EXPRESS featuring JAMES PAUL, REYES, PETERSON, HARRISON, PHILLIPS & HOLMES against the Defending-Champion BOMBERS with WESTON, GROLL, LEWIS, BAKER, GARELLO, WILLIAMS, APODACA, & CHRIS KEENAN saving their BEST SKATING for the CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS and thats just the way it should be!!!! One of the HARDEST FOUGHT BATTLES YOULL EVER SEE!!!! Kunzelman & Rich Gould do the play-by-play, plus there are terrific interviews... even ANN CALVELLO chatting with BARBARA BAKER! At halftime, Gould talks with Express Coach, James Paul & Mike Phillips, then with the WINNING TEAM after the AMAZING CONCLUSION OF THIS GAME!!!! And this Final goes into overtime!!! And guess WHO SCORES THE WINNING POINTS!!!!!
Listing #89
Without a doubt, one of the finest games youll ever see, SHOWCASING THE SUPERB TALENTS of ROLLER DERBYS GREATEST STARS like CHARLIE OCONNELL, JOAN WESTON, BOB HEIN, MARGIE LASZLO, TONY ROMAN, DELORES TUCKER & PETE BOYD!!!! Banked track skating with the MIDWEST PIONEERS & SAN FRANCISCO BAY BOMBERS from KEZAR PAVILION on July 1, 1973... Roller Derbys last complete season! ONE OF OUR FAVORITES!!!! Pioneers with WESTON, ROBINSON, HEIN, COCHU, SMITH, SCOPAS, JONES, ERICH, RITA WILLIAMS, WRICE & BILL HILL. Bay Bombers have Mr. Roller Derby, CHARLIE O, ROMAN, LASZLO, BOYD, TUCKER, OROZCO, MALLORY, BOB DANCEL, JAMES PAUL, JIM COOK, KATHY PULLIAM & DEBBIE CHO. Walt Harris calls the game with Jerry Seltzer and speaks with the legendary JOAN WESTON at the end of the game about an upcoming series with the LOS ANGELES T-BIRDS of Roller Games. QUALITY IS EXCELLENT! And it even has one of my FAVORITE MOMENTS in the HISTORY of ROLLER DERBY when during a scuffle on the rail during the fourth period, a fan runs down the aisle of Kezar, jumps up on the rail and slugs a Pioneer skater!!!!! And naturally, ABSOLUTE BEDLAM ensues!!!
Listing #90
A COMPLETE GAME, EIGHT PERIODS from San Jose on August 20, 1983 and this one even goes into OVERTIME!!!! SOUTHERN JOLTERS take on theBAY BOMBERS with ANN CALVELLO, JJ BURTON & CANDY JONES taking on JOAN WESTON, DARLENE FORBES & DELORES TUCKER!!!! And if that wasnt enough, youll see THREE OF THE GREATEST MENS JAMMERS OF ALL TIME!!!! In one word... EXPLOSIVE!!!! Bombers field WESTON, GROLL, GAMMON, jamming LARRY LEWIS, FORBES, TUCKER, BAKER & LARRY LEE while the JOLTERS have CALVELLO, REYES, legendary scorer ALLEN LITTLES, McPHERSON, J.J. BURTON, CANDY JONES & WHIRL GREY. To see GAMMON, LEWIS & LITTLES out there, jam after jam, is to see some of the GREATEST SCORING STARS the game EVER PRODUCED!!!! And make sure to stick around for the end AS THIS ONE GOES INTO OVERTIME!!!! You dont wanna miss this one!!!! DOESNT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS!!!! Ken Kunzelman does the play-by-play with Stu Ganz. At halftime, Ganz talks with WESTON, then does a HYSTERICAL segment with CALVELLO & BURTON who talk about those heifers on the other team!!!
Listing #91
PIONEERS & BAY BOMBERS with SANDY DUNN & ROSETTA SAUNDERS against JOAN WESTON & DARLENE FORBES!!! A complete game, 8 periods of IRSL skating action from San Jose, CA!!!! Talent-laden 83 BAY BOMBERS with WESTON, GROLL, GAMMON, FORBES,LARRY LEWIS, TUCKER, LARRY LEE, JOHNNIE WRICE & FRANK APODACA while the PIONEERS respond with DUNN, SAUNDERS, JoJo STAFFORD, PEREZ, WATERS & CHARLIE GIPSON. And with VETERAN TALENT like WESTON, DUNN, SAUNDERS, FORBES & TUCKER in the womens field, you know.... THE SPARKS ARE GONNA FLY!!!! And whenever you have VETERAN JAMMERS like GAMMON, LEWIS, WRICE, PEREZ & WATERS on the track at the same time, THE SCORING IS GONNA BE FAST & FURIOUS!!!! Ken Kunzelman does the play-by-play with Stu Ganz. At halftime, Ganz does an enlightening and remarkable interview with DUNN & SAUNDERS who comment on the size of their opponents, then speaks with the winning team at the end of the game!!!! YOU DONT WANNA MISS THIS ONE!!!!!
Listing #92
WOW!!!! One of THE GREATEST ROLLER DERBY GAMES EVER OFFERED!!!!! The SAN FRANCISCO BAY BOMBERS taking on the EASTERN EXPRESS from New Yorks MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. Nothing brings out the best of Roller Derby skaters than performing in what many affectionately call the Gardens.... and this game doesnt disappoint! Also included are TEAM WARM-UPS, SKATER INTRODUCTIONS, PRE-GAME interviews, multiple HALFTIME interviews and end-of-the-game LOCKER ROOM interviews!!! A COMPLETE game, 8 periods of IRSL skating action from November 16, 1986 with the EXPRESS skating AT HOME against the World-famous BAY BOMBERS!!!!! World Champion BAY BOMBERS with WESTON, GROLL, LARRY LEWIS, BAKER, GARELLO, APODACA, ED DRESSER, SANDY CALLOWAY & CHRIS KEENANagainst JAMES PAULs EXPRESS with B.J. PETERSON, SALLY VEGA, MACEDO, REYES, ERWIN MILLER, CLAUDIA HOBDY, PAM HARRISON, WILLIE RYAN, DELORES HOLMES, JESUS NEGRON & PHIL MOORE. Ken Kunzelman does the play-by-play with Stu Ganz & Rich Gould and is joined in the booth by Pioneer coach NICK SCOPAS. Southern Stars coach BILL HILL is also around to provide some provocative interviews with various skaters and wastes no time insulting Brooklyns own FRANK MACEDO. And dont miss how the Express skaters react when JOAN WESTON is cheered during the skater introductions!!!! INCREDIBLE!!!
Listing #93
Last regular season game of the 1985 season!!!... with the BAY BOMBERS & PIONEERS, with newest addition JERRY CATTELL, battling for the top spot in the standings!!!! A complete game, 8 periods of IRSL skating from Sacremento featuring the BAY BOMBERS & PIONEERS!!!!! 85 BAY BOMBERS with WESTON, GROLL, LARRY LEWIS, BAKER, GARELLO, RITA WILLIAMS, FRANK APODACA & CHRIS KEENAN while the PIONEERS are loaded with the likes of CATTELL, VALLOW, ERICH, STAFFORD, PEREZ, GIPSON & TAFT WATERS. Whenever these two teams meet.... the skating is SO BRUTAL, that THREE REFEREES are on the infield to keep order!!!! Ken Kunzelman does the play-by-play with Rich Gould and there are MULTIPLE INTERVIEWS throughout the game swith JoJo Stafford, Barbara Baker, Jerry Cattell, plus an AMAZING HALFTIME SEGMENT when the Pioneers coach accidently says... What the f***!!! and Im pretty sure I NEVER HEARD THAT on any previous Roller Derby broadcast!! Oooooppppsss!!!
Listing #94
A complete game, 8 periods of IRSL skating action from 1985, featuring the BAY BOMBERS in a REMATCH against the SOUTHERN STARS in their LAST REGULAR SEASON MEETING!!!!! FINAL GAME of a FOUR-GAME SERIES skated in San Jose with the STARS, with an impressive array of skating talent lead by the CALVELLO, Coach BILL HILL, LARRY LEE, MALLORY, EARLY & GINA McVEY while the BOMBERS have WESTON, GROLL, scoring sensation LARRY LEWIS, GARELLO, BAKER & FRANK APODACA. Since this is the last regular season meeting between these two clubs, BOTH TEAMS PULL OUT ALL STOPS!!!! Theres even an ALL-GIRL BRAWL at the end of the seventh period that the announcers call an old-fashioned DONNY BROOK, whoever that was!!!! Ken Kunzelman, Stu Ganz and Dave Eddy do the play-by-play. Throughout the game, there are LOTS OF INTERVIEWS with BILL HILL, JOAN WESTON, JACKIE GARELLO, FRANK APODACA, DENNIS CLAIBORNE & BILL GROLL!!!! At halftime, Ganz does a longer chat with HILL & GROLL that get a bit rough and volatile, then speaks with the winning team at the end! WOW!!!!
Listing #95
THIRD GAME of a THREE-GAME SERIES, the LAST SERIES of the SEASON between the explosive EXPRESS and BAY BOMBERS!!!! 8 periods of IRSL skating from Sacremento with the IRSLs newest squad, James Pauls WILD & unpredictable EASTERN EXPRESS against Weston &Grolls BAY BOMBERS!!!! BOMBERS haveWESTON, GROLL, LARRY LEWIS, BARBARA BAKER, newly-signed JACKIE GARELLO, RITA WILLIAMS, FRANK APODACA & CHRIS KEENAN while the EXPRESS have PAUL, REYES, B.J. PETERSON, PAM HARRISON, CLAUDIA HOBDY, DELORES HOLMES, GINA McVEY & MIKE PHILLIPS. James Pauls powerful squad has won every game from the Bay Bombers during the season and the San Francisco is trying to win their first game as they head into the Playoffs. WHAT A GAME!!!!! Ken Kunzelman does the play-by-play with Stu Ganz. Throughout the game, there are MULTIPLES INTERVIEWS with the likes of MIKE PHILLIPS, WESTON, GARELLO, HOBDY, HARRISON, CHRIS KEENAN and others!!! At halftime, all three referees are present as Ganz talks with PAUL, REYES, GROLL & LEWIS!!!! At games end, Ganz talks with the WINNING TEAM!!!!
Listing #96
Skated in Sacremento, the SOUTHERN STARS, who missed the Playoffs the previous year, take on the defending champion BOMBERS. The STARS have an impressive array of skating talent lead by Hall-of-Famer ANN CALVELLO, Coach BILL HILL, LARRY LEE, PIERSON & GINA McVEY while theBOMBERS have WESTON, GROLL, LARRY LEWIS, GARELLO, BAKER, FRANK APODACA & CHRIS KEENAN. Anytime you have CALVELLO & WESTON on the same track... THE SPARKS WILL FLY!!!! Ken Kunzelman & Stu Ganz do the play-by-play and are joind in the announcing booth with legendary skating star & coach, BUDDY ATKINSON, JR. Throughout the game, there are LOTS OF INTERVIEWS with HILL, WESTON, rookie JENI DAVERN, McVEY, MACEDO (coach of the new NORTHERN KNIGHTS), JAMES PAUL, then Ganz presents HILL with his 85 All-Star trophy as the Stars Coach wonders why he didnt receive MVP??? At halftime, Ganz talks with HILL, LEE, GROLL & APODACA, then with members of the winning team at the end!!! WOW!!!!
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Second half action at Kezar Pavilion from April 29, 1973 and you wont see a ROUGHER HALF than this one! Its the Jolters with Coach CAL STEPHENS, VALLOW, CATTELL, SAUNDERS, LARRY SMITH, FRANCINE COCHU, JoJo STAFFORD, PAM CANEVA and ROSE DURAN & Bay Bombers with Mr. Roller Derby, CHARLIE O, ROMAN, MEYER, BOYD, TUCKER, LASZLO, OROZCO, MALLORY, DANCEL, JIM COOK & DEBBIE CHO. This half features some of the WILDEST SKATING in the womens field youll ever see and because Vallow, Saunders, Laszlo & Tucker spend a few minutes in the penalty box, you get MEYER & COCHU wearing the PIVOT HELMET as both teams SLUG IT OUT!!!! Walt Harris talks with Cal Stephens at the end of this explosive game! In the second segment, the Jolters without Saunders, but with NICK SCOPAS, take on the Pioneers at the Hammond Civic Center in the Fall season opener. The PIONEERS, in their new gold & crimson uniforms, have WESTON, ROBINSON, HEIN, COCHU & SMITH, plus WRICE, ERICH, GIPSON, DELORES ROBERSON, BILL HILL, BOB VAN KAMPEN, plus newest addition Aloha LINDA VILLANUEVA & infield coach, the legendary BUDDY ATKINSON, SR. Chet Coppock talks with Buddy, Sr. at the end of the first half.
Listing #98
PLAYOFF ACTION from the 1982 Silver Cup Tournament, one of the BEST GAMES youll EVER SEE, even going into OVERTIME!!! A complete game, EIGHT PERIODS LONG, with the 81 World Champion MIDWEST PIONEERS taking on BAY BOMBERS!!!!! SECOND GAME of the'982 SILVER CUP TOURNAMENT from the Oakland Auditorium Arena with SANDY DUNN & JoJo STAFFORDs World Champion PIONEERS with ROSETTA SAUNDERS, PEREZ, GIPSON, RITA WILLIAMS, WATERS, KATHY RAMOS, DELORES HOLMES, CONNIE SUNDEEN, JESUS NEGRON, JERRY MOYER & BRUCE ESHNER taking on the legendary BAY BOMBERS with GROLL, Acting Captain DELORES TUCKER, Peanuts MEYER, LARRY LEE, WRICE, BAKER, WILLIE RYAN, FRANK APODACA, JIM FITZPATRICK, CATHERINE SHAW & CORIE QUILLINAN. Legendary skating star JOAN WESTON is out of this game, suffering from cracked ribs, but her women, TUCKER, MEYER & BAKER give DUNN, SAUNDERS & WILLIAMS all they can handle! In the opening game, the Northeast Braves had defeated the Jolters, 46-44, so in this game, the winning team MUST SCORE at least 47 points in order to secure the SILVER CUP! And both teams give their all in SENSATIONAL PLAYOFF ACTION! And like we said, this game even GOES INTO OVERTIME!
Listing #99
Exciting ROLLER DERBY ACTION from the 1983 season with some of the GREATEST DISTAFF SKATERS in the history of the sport! A complete game, EIGHT PERIODS LONG, with the two of the IRSLs ROUGHEST TEAMS, the JOLTERS taking on the newly-formed DYNAMITE!!!!! From Richmond, California, RUBERTA MITCHELL skates for the JOLTERS with CALVELLO, Coach REYES, McPHERSON, ALLEN LITTLES, JJ BURTON, CANDY JONES, WHIRL GREY & STEVE SARTAIN against the DYNAMITE with VALLOW, JAMES PAUL, BJ PETERSON, EARL PIERSON, ERICH & MIKE PHILLIPS. Theres nothing better than seeing Calvello, Vallow, Mitchell & Peterson go at each other with solid support from Burton, Erich & Jones! And who can pass up the opportunity to see EXPLOSIVE SCORING STARS like Littles & Pierson try to outskate each other jam after jam. KEN KUNZELMAN calls the game and is joined in the announcers booth by GAMMON, GROLL & DUNN. At halftime, Kunzelman chats with Calvello, Mitchell & Burton, then speaks with Vallow, Peterson & Erich at games end. Youll even see legendary referee, the late great BILL MORRISSEY officiating one of his last games.
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HISTORIC SKATING ACTION celebrating legendary Derby star & Hall-of-Famer KEN MONTE!!! During the first segment, Monte leads BROOKLYN against NEW JERSEY in the EIGHTH PERIOD of a game from New Jersey's Roosevelt Armory. Joining Monte are such legendary stars as CARL Moose PAYNE, JOHNNIE KARP, SID HARNESK & SAMMY SKOBEL. Nothing better than seeing Monte jamming against Harnesk as the two coming up against Payne & Skobel! Second segment is the 6th & 8th periods (plus the overtime period) of a game from January, 1960 with Montes RED DEVILS taking on the NEW YORK CHIEFS at NYC's 9th Regiment Armor. Here are such legends & up-and-coming stars as GERRY MURRAY, Toughie BRASUHN, MIKE GAMMON, BUDDY ATKINSON, Jr., JOHN PARKER, TONY ROMAN, NICK SCOPAS, BOB WOODBERRY, PETE MANGONE, BILLY GARDNER & JIMMY CIOTA with Hall-of-Famers BUDDY ATKINSON, Sr. & GENE GAMMON coaching from the infield, then its TWO INTERVIEWS with Ken Monte from May & June of 1973. Finally, its the HOME SEASON OPENER of the '77 IRSL season on April 24 from Kezar Pavilion with Montes RED DEVILS taking on the BAY BOMBERS. ANN CALVELLO, EDDIE KREBS, CAL STEPHENS, GERRI ABBATELLO, TONY SMITH, LARRY LEE, ED HESSON, JACKIE GARELLO, JJ BURTON, LANA KUSONOVICH, OCONNELL, WESTON, GROLL, BUTLER, MIKE GAMMON, TONY ROMAN, McGUIRE, MEYER, TUCKER, OROZCO, BARBARA BAKER, SUE FREGULIA, ANNIE BAUER & CHRIS ROWE. Don Drewry & Nick Scopas call this game and Drewry speaks with Cal Stephens at the end of the game.
Listing #101 (VHS Only - Quality Not Great)
FOUR HISTORIC TEAMS: AUSTRALIANS against NEW YORK BOMBERS in the 67 World Series Consolation Finals, the CHICAGO HAWKS taking on the L.A. T-BIRDS from earlier in the same year, plus Roller Games MATCH RACES from the early 70s! The AUSTRALIANS take on the NY BOMBERS for the CONSOLATION TITLE of the 67 season. The AUSTRALIANS have RALPHIE VALLADARES, ADELINE HOCKER, RONNIE RAINS, HONEY SANCHEZ, PETER KELLY, JoJo STAFFORD, DAVE COX & MANNIE SERVIN while the BOMBERS have LEROY GONZALES, JAN VALLOW, NICK SCOPAS, BJ PETERSON, EARLEAN BROWN, LESTER QUARLES, VINNIE GANDOLFO, TOM CREWS, BILL FITZGERALD & WILMA MOODY. Then its MATCH RACES from the early 70s with RARE color footage (no sound) of races between Warrior CINDY OGBIN & Kangaroo G.M. JOHN GOOTCH GAUTIERI (July, 1972), JUDY ARNOLD against JUDY SOWINSKI in a brutal Indian Death Match (August, 1973), BUDDY ATKINSON, JR. against Wild BILL EHRGOTT (May, 1972), plus JUDY ARNOLD vs. DANNY REILLY (November, 1972). And fnally its the 67 CHICAGO HAWKS taking on the L.A. T-BIRDS. HAWKS have legendary skating star Captain JOAN Killer KASZMERSKI, DAVE POUND, JESS ADAMS, JUDY ARNOLD, BARBARA WILLLIAMS, FRANK MACEDO, BARBARA OLEARY, ABEL LARA, RALPH VELEZ, & LENA McBRIDE skating the L.A. T-BIRDS with DANNY REILLY, TERRI LYNCH, ROGER SCHROEDER, LIZ HERNANDEZ, JUDY SOWINSKI, SALLY VEGA, Little RICHARD BROWN, GREG ROBERTSON, EDDIE PAYNE & CARMEN Sugar THOMPSON.
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Heres a complete game, 8 periods, from San Francisco's KEZAR PAVILION featuring the BAY BOMBERS & PIONEERS!!!! The 84 BAY BOMBERS have WESTON, GROLL, jamming superstars GAMMON & LEWIS, TUCKER, newest addition FRANCINE 'Canadian Spitfire' COCHU & FRANK APODACA while the PIONEERS are loaded with the likes of VALLOW, B.J. PETERSON, SHERRI ERICH, GWEN MILLER, JOE PEREZ, Men's Captain CHARLIE GIPSON, TAFT WATERS, plus BILL HILL & NICK SCOPAS coaching on the infield. When you have skaters like Weston, Vallow, Peterson, Cochu, Groll, Gammon, Hill, Gipson, Perez & Lewis in the mix, each period is better than the last!!!! Ken Kunzelman does the play-by-play with Dave Eddy who speaks with WESTON & COCHU at halftime, then with the Bay Bomber women at the end. YOU DONT WANNA MISS THIS ONE!!!!!
Listing # 103
The original Roller Derby's last Fall season opens in Hammond, Indiana as the PIONEERS host the rough-and-ready JOLTERS and since it's a brand new season, there are lots of new faces to introduce to fans in the Midwest. The legendary Pioneer squad, runners-up to both the Chiefs & Bay Bombers during the '73 championship games, open their brand new season at the Hammond Civic Center in Hammond, Indiana on Tuesday, October 30, 1973 with Infield Coach (& Hall-of-Famer), Buddy Atkinson, Sr. Whenever these two teams meet, the sparks are going to fly with legendary skating stars, JOAN WESTON & JAN VALLOW, squaring off against each other while RONNIE ROBINSON & BOB HEIN take on CAL STEPHENS, JERRY CATTELL & NICK SCOPAS in the men's field! Add to the mix veterans like FRANCINE COCHU & LARRY SMITH, plus newcomers like CHARLIE GIPSON, ROSE DURAN, SHERRI ERICH and the newest addition to the Pioneers, 'Aloha LINDA' VILLANUEVA and you've got one of the best games you'll ever see! Chet Coppock calls the action and speaks with Buddy Atkinson, Sr. at halftime, then with Derby owner, JERRY SELTZER, at game's end. BEAUTIFUL COLOR.
Listing #104 (VHS Only)
1973 IRDL BAY BOMBERS with CHARLIE O' skating the PIONEERS, then it's the '74 ISC Bay Bombers with WESTON, CALVELLO & JENSEN against the CANADIAN BRAVES!!!!! The IRDL Bay Bombers with 'Mr. Roller Derby,' O'CONNELL, ROMAN, BOYD, DANCELL, WRICE, MALLORY, LASZLO, TUCKER & CAROL MEYER against WESTON, ROBINSON, FORBES, SCOPAS, TONY SMITH, JOHN EARLY, BILL HILL, JOHNNIE HARMATA, CANDY JONES, SHERRI ERICH & RITA WILLIAMS in a game from March, 1973 at the Hammond Civic Center. The end of a brutal series between these two rival teams and THIS ONE GOES INTO OVERTIME!!!!!! Chet Coppock calls the game. In part two, the BAY BOMBERS, now in the ISC (the league which succeeded the original Derby) host the CANADIAN BRAVES at the Oakland Coliseum from the Fall of '74. These ISC Bombers are loaded with legendary skating stars like Hall-of-Famers JENSEN, CALVELLO & WESTON, in addition to BOB HEIN, CAL STEPHENS, JOE FOSTER, WRICE, ED DRESSER, PEREZ, TUCKER, SAUNDERS & BAKER while the Canadian squad have DIANE SYVERSON, PAUL RUPERT, PETER KELLY, SHERRI JACKSON, GWEN MILLER & rookie WILMA RYAN!!! Lester Quarles in on the infield to cause all kinds of havoc and you'll even see former skating star, BOBBY SEEVERS, on the infield officiating this game. Elmer Anderson calls the action.
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CLASSIC ROLLER DERBY!!!! Skating action from December, 1949 & January, 1950... some of the earliest competition on film!!! NEW JERSEY versus PHILADELPHIA, then NEW JERSEY against BROOKLYN, then JERSEY versus CHICAGO in the last segment. Featuring THE GREATEST NAMES IN ROLLER DERBY HISTORY!!! 7th & 8th periods of FOUR incredible games with (soon-to-be) World Champion NEW JERSEY skating THREE historic teams. A WHOS WHO of BANKED TRACK LEGENDS perform - MIDGE 'Toughie' BRASUHN, ANNABELLE 'Slugger' KEALEY, KEN MONTE, SAMMY SKOBEL, ANNIS JENSEN, ANN CALVELLO, BUDDY ATKINSON, SR. & BOBBIE JOHNSTONE (father & mother of legendary skater, Buddy Atkinson, Jr.), MONTA JEAN & CARL PAYNE, JULIE PATRICK, NORMA ROSSNER, ELMER ANDERSON, SID HARNESK, JOHNNY KARP, HAL JANOWITZ, DELORES DOSS, BOB VENTNER, SILVER RICH, CHARLIE Spec SAUNDERS, GEORGE VOGT, MARY CIOFANI, BETTY BOYD, JOYCE BEASLEY, REDD SMARTT, HOWIE RAINES, BOB SATTERFIELD, Crazy Legs JACK WALKER, HERBIE PLUMP, Jughead LEWIS, plus more pioneers of the GOLDEN AGE of ROLLER DERBY!!! You wont ever see better skating than here! TWO HOURS in classic black and white! A MUST FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR OR FAN OF THE HISTORY OF THE SPORT!!!!!
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MIDWEST PIONEERS battling the SAN FRANCISCO BAY BOMBERS from 1981. Not one, but TWO historic teams in their final meeting before the '81 championship playoffs and the Bay Bombers have their phenomenal jamming star, TONY ROMAN, in uniform in what would be one of Roman's final games. Skated at the Oakland Auditorium Arena, the Pioneers feature Coach JO JO STAFFORD, Captain SANDY DUNN, Jumpin JOE PEREZ, ROSETTA SAUNDERS, TAFT WATERS, RITA WILLIAMS and CHARLIE GIBSON while the defending-champion Bay Bombers have Coach BILL GROLL, Captain JOAN WESTON, JOHNNIE WRICE, DELORES TUCKER, CAROL MEYER, DEWITT QUARLES, BARBARA BAKER, FRANK APODACA and the legendary scoring star, TONY ROMAN! How great to see Dunn & Saunders battle Weston & Tucker, plus watch the scoring battles between Williams and Peanuts Meyer! Ken Kunzelman does the play-by-play and speaks with various skaters throughout the game in anticipation of the '81 playoffs. A MUST SEE!!!!
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