“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 ...
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 ...