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Birth of Roller Derby
Seltzer debuted the game, to more than 12 thousand spectators jammed into the Chicago coliseum. -
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Slowly faded away
Despite a large interest during its debut, spectators started to lose interest and by the 1970's fans were not interested in Roller Derby and the sport had all but died. -
Jerry Seltzer took over
Leo Seltzer's son ,Jerry, took over the buisness from his Dad unitl its demise in the 1970's -
Leo Seltzer dies
The founder of Roller Derby, Leo Seltzer, sadly died aged 75. In 2005, during the 70th anniversary celebration of the first Transcontinental Roller Derby, Seltzer posthumously became the first inductee into the Executive Wing of the National Roller Derby Hall of Fame in Chicago. -
RollerGames
1989 saw the debut of RollerGames, show which presented an even more theatrical variant of roller derby for national audiences, it ran for one season before the syndication went bankrupt -
RollerJam
RollerJam used the same rules as Roller Derby but on a banked oval track. This allowed for inline skaters to compete -
Amatuer Revival
The revival began in Austin, Texas with the Texas RollerDolls. It was organised by all females and the league still runs to this day. -
Expansion
There were 135 Leagues created by August 2006 and the sport started spreading oversees with Leagues being created all over Europe. -
Whip-It
In 2009 the first feature film ,Whip-It, was released to increase the awareness of Roller Derby. The film was directed by Drew Barrymore, a self confessed Derby lover -
Roller Derby World Cup
The first ever Roller Derby World Cup was held in Toronto, Canada. Team USA won the event ahead of 12 other teams, including England, Canada and Brazil -
Roller Derby World Cup 2014
The second Roller Derby World Cup is set to be held but the location is yet to be confirmed. -
Shortlisted for an Olympic Sport
Roller sports has been shortlisted to be included in the 2020 Olmpics Games along with eight other sports.
