Five Strides on the Banked Track: The Life and Times of the Roller Derby [Hardcover]

Frank Deford (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Little Brown & Company; First Edition edition (June 1971)
• ISBN-10: 0316179205
• ISBN-13: 978-0316179201
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,823,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Derby the way it was., July 18, 1998

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This review is from: Five Strides on the Banked Track: The Life and Times of the Roller Derby (Hardcover)

If you were a fan of the original Roller Derby--and not Roller Games, or what it turned into--this is the book to find. If you can buy a copy, do so. Tells the whole story til about 1970. O'Connell, Joanie, Calvello, Ronnie Robinson, Jerry Seltzer--the whole gang's here at their zenith.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVED READING ABOUT MY DAD !, September 27, 2002

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KELLY DONOVAN (KERMAN, CA. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Five Strides on the Banked Track: The Life and Times of the Roller Derby (Hardcover)

THIS WAS A GREAT BOOK. THERE ISN'T VERY MANY BOOKS ABOUT
ROLLER DERBY OUT THERE, SO IF YOU WANT TO READ A REAL LIFE
HARD KNOCKS BOOK ABOUT, IT THIS IS THE ONE. GREAT JOB MR. Deford!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reprint Or Update Is In Order!, May 20, 2005

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George Gong (Vallejo, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Five Strides on the Banked Track: The Life and Times of the Roller Derby (Hardcover)

Frank Deford did us one injustice! He never wrote another book about Roller Derby. If anyone could bring the excitment and drama of the banked track, with an understanding of it's history into a fast moving book, Frank Deford deserves an A+. A true must have for any banked track skating fan, or sports fan in general!