1935 Transcontinental Roller Derby at the Chicago Coliseum. Seltzer had Olympic ambitions for his roller guys and dolls, and he dared to dream of derby bouts going down in 6,500-seat venues like ...

Whooshing around the oval track at full speed, maneuvering to get past whoever is in the way, is a thrill Rock Town Roller Derby women seek on the regular. The women of Rock Town Roller Derby range ...

What to Know Roller derby is a full contact sport, reborn in the 2000s, that’s played by two teams of five roller skaters on an oval track Olympic speed skating gold medalist Erin Jackson plays roller ...

The roller derby first grew out of an event conceived by sports promoter Leo Seltzer in 1935. Thousands flocked to the Chicago Coliseum to see couples teams skate continuously for more than a month, ...