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Her fame increased markedly when in 1965 she was appointed captain of the San Francisco Bay Bombers. She appeared on 19 consecutive all-star teams in that sport, and was the highest-paid female athlete in the 1960s [2] and 1970s. Joan usually skated as the distaff heroine of the sport, no matter what team she appeared with.
Annis "Big Red" Jensen (September 20, 1921 – January 10, 2015) was an American roller derby skater. In 1954, she was the first women's captain of the San Francisco Bay Bombers in the IRDL professional roller derby league.
The American Roller Skating Derby (ARSD) was a professional roller derby league. As of 2012, the ARSD consisted of six teams: the San Francisco Bay Bombers, the Los Angeles Firebirds (formerly the San Diego Firebirds), the Chicago Pioneers, the Brooklyn Red Devils, the Eastern Chiefs (aka the New York Chiefs) and the Orlando Thunder.
The name Bombers was inspired by the hockey movie Youngblood and colours by that then worn by the San Jose Sharks. In 2005, after shocking Major League Hockey's Aylmer Blues 2-games-to-none to win the Ontario seed and Renwick Cup , the Bombers went out to Lloydminster and captured the 2005 Allan Cup .
* On Tampa Bay Rays 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list updated September 4, 2024 → More rosters: MiLB • Dominican Summer League → Tampa Bay Rays minor league players
Ann Calvello, Buffalo, NY - April 27, 1986. Ann Theresa Calvello (August 1, 1929 – March 14, 2006) was an American athlete and notable personality in the sport of roller derby.
The American Roller Derby League (ARDL) is a professional roller derby league formed in the late 1980s. Based in Northern California, the ARDL promotes teams whose names include the Bay City Bombers (the league's primary focus), the Los Angeles Turbos, the New York Demons, the Chicago Pioneers (a.k.a. the Chiefs), and three all-female teams, the East Bay Lady Killers, the SF Roller Girls, and ...
The Boys from the Bay – Same reason as next. The Bay Bombers – Geographic nickname, alluding to San Francisco, which is situated by the SF Bay. The Pacific Sock Exchange The late 1980s and early 1990s Giants duo of Will Clark and Kevin Mitchell [66] The Gnats - Used by detractors. Mainly used by rival team fans.