Don's Page

Hometown:

Revere, MA

Player/Fan Status

Fan

Are you a newbie with a desire to skate on a team?

no

How did you hear about this website?

Search Engine

Relationship Status:

Married

About Me:

An Eatern Warriors fan from way back. Never thought I would reconnect with those times but here I am!

Favorite RollerGames/RollerDerby Team:

Eastern Warriors

Favorite RollerGames/RollerDerby Player:

Jim "The King" Trotter and also the 'Big O' Otis Williams

Favorite RollerGames/RollerDerby grudge between players:

Buddy Atkinson and Danny Reilly

I want RollerSports action to come to my town so that I can see it live.

yes

I am a skater, and would like to know how I can try out for a team.

no

The thing I remember most about RollerGames/RollerDerby is:

I came upon the Roller Games in the early 70's when I was just going into high school. I was immediately hooked and loved the Eastern Warriors. I loved the personal rivalries that took hold with every team: Judy Arnold vs. Diane Severson, Judy vs. Judy Sawinski, (before she came to the Warriors) Ronnie Rains vs Trotter and Little Richard Brown, Buddy Jr. vs. John Parker of the Hawks and Danny Reilly of the T-Birds, to name a few. Plus the silver-haired announcer Elmer Anderson used to crack me up sometimes during the player interviews. But my favorite moment was the last time I ever saw the Warriors. It was when they were in that 3-way finals aginst the Chiefs and another team (I think it was the Tbirds. Nobody gave the Warriors much of a chance since they were facing off against the supposedly superior Roller Derby teams like the Chiefs. But the Warriors overcame a big deficit when Buddy Jr. himself donned the skates in the middle of the game and racked up a bunch of points after putting on his ol' # 67 over his street clothes

I did watch the Derby as well (The NY Chiefs on Sat with Carkie O and Joanie Weston from MSG. They were great but watching the Warriors on TV Friday and Sat, nites from the Spectrum were my first love. What a thrill it is to start finding some some footage and memorabilia of those times. Glad to be here!

My Favorite Music:

Mixed bag: Beatles, Bruce, Cars, Boston, REM, 10,000 Maniacs, to name a few.

My Favorite TV Shows:

The Office

Something nobody knows about me:

can't say

I promise to upload my picture to my profile:

no

Please keep me informed about EVERYTHING RollerGames/RollerDerby!

yes