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Roller Derby Classics...and more!

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This is the best and only professional photo journal of the game known as roller derby. It is full of rare photo's that I have never seen before, documenting many decades of the sport through the images of some of it's greatest skating stars.

I have my copy on my living room coffee table. Everyone who visits always picks it up, and enjoy reliving their fondest memories of this very popular sport.

There isn't alot written on the subject of Roller Derby. As a matter of fact, there isn't much written in this book, Roller Derby Classics. However what little is written is not only entertaining, it gives a brief background into this author's career as a Roller Derby skater & referee. It also has an introduction ( A Rather Colorful One!) by Ann Calvello, and is written as though she is standing next to you, in a conversation!
The pictures have a caption on the bottom. It is brief yet with the picture tells a thousand stories and brings back many a fond memorary for this Roller Derby fan! Yes, the price of the book is abit steep. However for what it is worth, I am not disappointed by Fitzpatrick's work to make this book possible for ever Roller Derby fan, and those interested in Roller Derby! It is worth every penny! Or worth saving your pennies for!

This is a wonderful pictorial history on the original Roller Derby. It brought back many fond memories, not only of the game but the people who skated it. What added to the book was the fact you could tell how much the author loved the sport. After growing up a fan, he tells of later became a professional skater and then a referee. He even included many wonderful photographs he personally took at many of the games along with some behind the scenes shots.

I especially loved seeing the early days of the sport long before I was born. I also appreciated the captions below the photos explaining who the skaters were, the locations and years involved. Often other books included wonderful photographs but supply no helpful info to let you know where or when it took place.

I know the price may be a little steep, but as a collector I have purchased single photos or magazines on E-Bay for over $25 a piece. A book like this containing hundreds of wonderful photos is well worth it!

This is a must book for anyone who grew up loving the Roller Derby. Here's to the good old days!

A nice book for old school Roller Derby fans. Lots of rare pics and they're all captioned. However, many of the pics are grainy and are of the same skaters, over and over...Calvello, Barbara Baker, Dolores Tucker, etc. Way overpriced at $75.

Been a derby fan since the mid 60's saw many a game in Chicago and St. Louis it wasn't TV that killed the derby as this book and others illuded to. It was very poor management by the greed of the Seltzer family. Your opinion in this book is alright but think of where you would have spent money like making it a game of speed and less violence and develope more stars from places other than California.

I really enjoyed Jim Fitzpartick's book. I was good to see pictures of the good old days of Roller Derby and not what a joke promoters have turn it into. I attended every game held at the old Cleveland arena in the late 60's and earlt 70's and never heard profanity out of the IRDL skaters. When the lame T-Birds showed up the scene changed. Thanks a million Jim for the wonderful memories.