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   Oct 24, 2019 · If you watched The Roller Game of the Week Sundays on Philadelphia’s WKBS Channel 48 or WPHL Channel 17, you might remember one of the Warriors’ top skaters and general managers, Buddy...

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4. www.sfgate.com › sports › articleOBITUARY -- Barbara Atkinson -- Roller Derby Star - SFGATE

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   Her husband, Arthur "Buddy" Atkinson Sr., was a Roller Derby Hall of Fame member as a player and coach. The couple met on the boards in 1937 in Chicago. Their son, Buddy Jr....

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Roller_Derby_Hall_of_FameRoller Derby Hall of Fame - Wikipedia

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   His collection of Roller Derby memorabilia is the largest in the world. He made contact with former skaters, including Calvello, Gerry Murray, Billy Bogash, Ivy King and Buddy Atkinson, Sr. and, by early 2004, his house was described by Time Out as an unofficial roller derby hall of fame.

   Name	Role	Date Inducted
   Delores Tucker	skater	2016
   Nick Scopas	skater	2016
   Rosetta Sunders	skater	2016
   Norma Rossner	skater	2016

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   Jun 16, 2021 · 1973 Buddy Atkinson Sr and Jerry Cattell Interviews by Walt Harris

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   Feb 5, 2013 · Walt Harris Roller Derby Interviews 1973

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8. rollerderbyhalloffame.com › id2Original HOF Members - Roller Derby Hall of Fame

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   Celebrating Roller Derby's Greatest Stars. ... ARTHUR 'Buddy' ATKINSON, SR. HAL JANOWITZ 'Wild' BILL REYNOLDS CHARLIE O'CONNELL ANN CALVELLO. JOIN OTHERS on our ...

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   Who was Buddy Atkinson?

   • The Warriors skated in Philadelphia from 1967 to 1976 and then again for several months in 1981. If you watched The Roller Game of the Week Sundays on Philadelphia’s WKBS Channel 48 or WPHL Channel 17, you might remember one of the Warriors’ top skaters and general managers, Buddy Atkinson, Jr. Last month he died of cancer.

   Former Philly Roller Derby Icon Buddy Atkinson Dies

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   When did John Atkinson become a skater?

   • In the mid ‘70s, Atkinson trained and mentored young new skaters. Twenty years later, he trained a new generation of skaters in Orlando, Florida to compete in Roller Jam, TNN’s roller derby revival, which only lasted for two years, 1998-2000.

   Former Philly Roller Derby Icon Buddy Atkinson Dies

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   Did Bobbie Johnstone and Buddy Atkinson skate for the Panthers?

   • “My parents (Buddy Atkinson Sr. and Bobbie Johnstone) skated for the Philadelphia Panthers,” said Atkinson. The Panthers were a Philadelphia roller derby team that formed in the fall of 1948 and disbanded in the mid ‘50s. According to Atkinson, the Panthers drew large crowds.

   Former Philly Roller Derby Icon Buddy Atkinson Dies

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   Why did Nardone like Atkinson so much?

   • Nardone liked that Atkinson was not a pure “white shirt” skater. In Roller Games and Roller Derby, the terms red shirts and white shirts were used instead of good guys and bad guys. Visiting teams were always the villains and were the red shirts, while the home teams were always the heroic white shirts.

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10. www.facebook.com › atkinsons › postsThe Atkinsons are arguably the... - ATKINSONS ... - Facebook

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    The Atkinsons are arguably the first family of Roller Derby, headed up by Buddy Atkinson, Sr. and wife, Bobbie Johnstone. Three generations of Atkinsons have graced the banked track. Buddy Atkinson, Sr. were most closely associated with the New York Chiefs, although they got their starts with the Bronx-Philadelphia team, which later became the ...