1967 Roller Games: L.A. T-Birds vs Texas Outlaws (68-65)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Roller Game of the Week with the L.A. T-Birds and Texas Outlaw from the Olympic Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles.
Your announcer for this classic 1967 game is Dick Lane. Please note this presentation is from an old kinescope. Our video is courtesy of Scott Stephens, author of the book “Rolling Thunder”, The Golden Age of Roller Derby and the Rise and Fall of the L.A. T-Birds. www.amazon.com...
Would like to see more of the games that Dick Lane announced. It's really hard to find many of his calls.
Hi Derek, we agree! I wish we had more with Dick Lane but this is one of very few that has survived.
Yes, Dick Lane was a perfect announcer. He was the best pro wrestling announcer ever!
I was the biggest fan of the Thunderbirds. Use to see them all the time at the Olympic Auditorium in L.A. and Anaheim Convention Center. It was so cool....
The very best of times👍
I prefer the '60s and '70s roller derby matches vs the '10s version - more speed, more blocking, more fighting (even if its scripted)
i cant believe im watching this right now. WOOOOOOHOOOO i cant BELIEVE IT! THANK YOU
Great Athletes Great Skaters .....I know it was 'a work'..but these guys and gals gave it their all...Great Stuff !
LA THUNDERBirds fan for life.
i still believe that Rolley Derby would be every bit as popular as football in US, possibly the world (Japan for sure) if played seriously with the top skaterbatheletes. this right here…art. just beautiful to watch
What happen to baby Rocco and Sugar Carmen Thompson and Betty stone
I started watching The T-Birds as a kid in the early 60's and loved it. One day a game went past my bedtime and so next morning I tried looking it up in the morning paper and nothing. There wasn't even a league standing. So I ask my dad why isn't there anything about Roller Derby in the sport section. He said it's not a real sport like Baseball, it's like pro wrestling. I was bummed, it was like finding out there's no Santa. I probably should have figured it out considering they always played the same few teams. I still watched it but not with the same enthusiasm.
BTW That was the first time I read a newspaper other then the comic section.
I think many of us as kids had similar experiences. At times, it came so close to being legit. I badly wanted to see the league standings in the LA Times. When I discovered Santa Claus isn't real, I continued to love the sport for the speed and excitement, but like you, I was less enthusiastic about it.
I had similar sad "revelations" back in the mid-'60s. I wondered why the T-Birds always played at home and were never on the road against the other teams. I continued to watch the games religiously each week, though! However, I also remember that the 'L.A. Times' often, for a while, at least, would give the scores of the T-Bird games, and also wrestling results, from the Olympic! They were tiny bits of column on the back page, probably used as space-filler. Back around 1971, I recall seeing Roller DERBY standings in a copy of the 'New York Times.' That made my day, but never saw those again!
Classic Dick Lane! He was the voice of the T-Birds when I was a kid. Also it’s such a treat to see this much if a game from the mid-60s! We are so fortunate that this video tape record survived! Thank you for sharing it with us.
What happen to th go go girls Betty stone and Thompson
Sugar Thompson and Betty white
Greg Robertson as a rookie! When we got Roller Games in Detroit, he was the star of the Tri City Bucks.
How do I get in touch with so I could talk to about my mom Polly Austin who had skated on the thonder bird's in the 70s
Love this game of the week. Shirley Hardman really knew how to get the T-Bird fans going. Loved Terri Lynch, such a strong skater. Judy Sowinski and Liz Hernandez were my favorite Thunderbirds (they all were great!) Norma Rossner was trouble for the t-birds, enjoyed watching her skate. Lastly, who could forget Sally Ann Vega? Great skater too!
Thanks, John!
I wish they would show some games they taped in Akron Ohio. I was#14 on the Texas outlaws.
What ever happen to Liz Hernandez love the way she skated one of the best in roller derby
After the 1960s, Liz would come back from time to time as a "comissioner" role in Roller Games. After it all folded not too much is known about her whereabouts or even if she is still alive. Backmin 2001 was the last time I had heard anything about Liz only she was somewhere in the Los Angeles area.
A great show from the Olympic with an exciting finish. I went 3 or 4 times there, probably 2 or 3 years before this. Ralphie Valadares was Captain, I believe. When did he leave, I wonder. ?????
Ralphie skated up until the very last game in 1993. And he was in the first one in 1961.
@@LosAngelesThunderbirds Wow, That's remarkable.. 32 years, and thank you for responding. I didn't see him in this bout and his name wasn't even mentioned (unless I missed it) Do you know if he was injured or what was going on?
@@voodoo49 Ralphie was the coach of the T-birds affiliate in Australia during this period ...
@@klitefm601 Aha! Thanks.
How many people think "Roller Derby" was "REAL??"
We see T-Birds' 2'-11' mascot Little Angie (Angelo Rossitto) in the infield. He had a long movie career spanning 60 years, and even made a run for Mayor of Los Angeles in the '40s! He passed away in 1991 at the age of 83.
WWF on wheels ...lol . Used to watch this when I was a kid in Los Angeles....
they used to air TBirds weekly at 1 pm every Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee Wi. in the early to mid 70s, maybe before that. Never missed a week. Sent money for merchandise i never got. Anyhow i polled other people my age (59-62) to name ONE old roller derby player. Four remembered and it was Ronnie Reigns 1, 747 3. there is NO video of 747. and thats really, really sad. that woman was money
7/20/24 Watching my favorite skaters in another Roller Games telecast. Such good times. My team was the Thunderbirds, but I loved these other teams and skaters as well. So much action from so make great skaters on both teams. Thank you to all the skaters who made this a great sport. Your all are not forgotten! ❤
Before jammers helmets
Shirley Hardman just Nailed her own team mate! These folks are Wild. Can not wait to see the Match race.
For me the Ultamite player is Margie laszlo. She was voted roller derby queen several times.
From looking at Reilly here, I can see that he really put on the pounds over the years.
My favorite team was the warriors
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Here are some Warriors games, in the playlist below.
@@LosAngelesThunderbirds thank you I loved thunderbird also. Blesding
TROTTER WAS THE KING WITH THE WARRIORS
LIVED AND BREATHED THE WARRIORS IN THE 70s
Someone should come out with official t bird jerseys for sale
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Shirley Hardman was a huge heel before she became a T-Bird.
Unfortunately there is no known footage of Hardman as a T Bird. Just like there isn't anything of Julie Patrick out there that's known. Sadly color videotapes were wiped to reuse as they were costly in the 1960s.
The greatest sports dynasty in history
テリーリンチ、ジュディ、リズ、がんばれ！ジュディ痛そう大丈夫？
彼らは大丈夫でした！
Do you have any match races we could see
Is Terri Lynch still living and Sally Vega also living ?
@@airjor1 is Sally Vega still living and how long ago did Terri Lynch died andwhat did she die from and how old was she at the time of her death
Is Liz Hernandez still living
Lynch is gone, Vega is still with us.
Love this!!!!! Love the ladies especially.
Ditto!
This is Wellington. 🧐 This is an Incredible Game. Baby Rocko and Diane Syverson on the same side. Battling each other for points.
I used to go and watch them when they came out to Australia. Great memories
I wish there were tapes of games at the Orange Show arena in San Bernardino.
Roller derby is a predetermined just like wrestling
And? So?
@rickfaulstick6509 You are not revealing anything new. It’s sports entertainment.
I was so into this as a kid that I cried when the T-Birds didn't win.
Me too😪
Could western so match races
Could we see some match races
I was a number one fan I used to love me some roller derby truly missed it growing up ralphie valadez Terry Lynch Riley Brothers oh just so many water ball
Water ball?
The good old days 😔🇺🇸
Magic from the past...