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OT: Bay Bomber trivia - Phogge - 03-30-2020
The banked track used in International Roller Derby League games in the late 50’s and 60’s was made from what compound?
What skater used a Pivot helmet? What was he/she allowed to do?
Who wore the striped helmet?
RE: OT: Bay Bomber trivia - qwerty49 - 03-30-2020
I've forgotten everything except Charlie O'Connell and Joanie Weston. And clenching a fist at Channel 2 whenever Shirley Hardin and the Texas Outlaws came to town.
RE: OT: Bay Bomber trivia - jonnyss - 03-31-2020
(03-30-2020, 10:35 PM)Phogge Wrote: The banked track used in International Roller Derby League games in the late 50’s and 60’s was made from what compound?
What skater used a Pivot helmet? What was he/she allowed to do?
Who wore the striped helmet?
thanks for posting. i used to love to watch on tv when i was a kid!
i assumed the track was wood. wasn't it? did they have space-age materials before the space age?
i believe the striped helmet cover is the pivot helmet, worn by the pivot. the pivot starts as a blocker, but is eligible to become a jammer, to lap the pack and score points, by exchanging helmet covers for the starred jammer helmet cover.
other skaters whose names i remember are gene gammon, "iron" mike gammon, ann calvello, joan weston.
come to think of it, back then roller derby was one of the few team sports where women had status equal to men.
we have a friend, family practice doctor by day, who was on a flat-track team in portland for several years. we went up and watched her team while were were in oregon for the solar eclipse. lots of fun though not nearly as fast or violent as banked track. the crowd was great as well. not a stanford crowd. young, lots of colorful hair and wild clothing.
RE: OT: Bay Bomber trivia - Phogge - 03-31-2020
The track itself was made of Masonite. Wooden railings.
The blockers wore solid color helmets, the pivot skater wore a helmet with a front to back and a side to side painted line and the jammers wore a multi striped helmet. The big stars were the pivot guys. Charlie O’Connell, Porky Parker, Gene Gammon, Joanie Weston, Toughie Brashun, Anne Calvello.
There were three Walt Harris’s in the Bay Area. The awful Stanford coach, a Stanford DB back in the 70’s and the most famous, the stout Roller Derby announcer on KTVU.
RE: OT: Bay Bomber trivia - BobK - 03-31-2020
Walt Harris was a great announcer . I only watched on tv
RE: OT: Bay Bomber trivia - CompSci87 - 03-31-2020
https://youtu.be/WwhxXjdMPd8