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- 1 2 William H. Young and Nancy K. Young, World War II and the Postwar Years in America, p.596
- ↑ Keith Coppage, Roller Derby to RollerJam, p.80
- 1 2 Keith Coppage, Roller Derby to RollerJam, p.122
- ↑ "Wholly Roller: A Brooklyn Resident pays tribute to the bygone sport of Roller Derby", Time Out New York , February 26 – March 4, 2004
- ↑ "Welcome to the Roller Derby Hall of Fame", Roller Derby Hall of Fame
- ↑ Brendan McCarthy, "Down and Derby: Skating slugfest enjoys revival in the city of broad shoulders", Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2005
- ↑ "Cowboys, croquet, insurance in U.S. halls of fame", Reuters, 16 April 2010
- 1 2 "Events & Inductees". Roller Derby Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 24, 2022.