“Ya dumb jerks!” Mary Lou Palermo, center, yells to the Jersey Jolters who caused a three-way spill at a roller derby competition at the Chicago Coliseum on Feb. 14, 1951. The Jersey Jolters beat the ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Cindy McCoy was a roller derby queen, skating before packed houses in the U.S. and Australia at a time when the sport commanded prime-time coverage and legions of teenybopper ...

The rock ‘em, sock ‘em Pikes Peak Derby Dames teams draw cheering crowds to the City Auditorium who know the stars’ skating names. It turns out a local woman had led the way back in the 1960s. Cindy ...

With so many choices for entertainment in the modern world, one might think roller skating is a thing of the past. Not so says the manager of Fleetwood Roller Rink in Summit. Generations of families ...

Gerry Murray, an original member of the Roller Derby Hall of Fame, died in Des Moines, Iowa last week. She was 98 years old. Roller Derby was a midcentury phenomenon, one of the country’s most popular ...

Roll on into some new friendships with Sacramento Roller Derby. Just don't be surprised if your new buddies back block you. Roller derby as a sport has been around since 1935. It gained popularity in ...

Cindy McCoy was a roller derby queen, skating before packed houses in the U.S. and Australia at a time when the sport commanded prime-time coverage and legions of teenybopper fans. That was the ...