1980 Roller Games: L.A. T-Birds vs Detroit Devils (85-84)

Our Roller Game of the Week took place at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California in 1980. Your announcers for this classic banked-track roller derby contest (second half) are Dick Holway, Harry Magidson, Deborah Rodgers, Bill "Hoppy" Haupt.
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.

[@danwinger1007]

Life long LA T-Birds fan!

[@williebowen1043]

LA THUNDERBIRDS FAN FOR LIFE

[@vala.9705]

I wish they $how more fights than showing the fans

[@christopherangel6690]

Dave Pound was a legend. A Chicago Hawk in the 1960s, Dave was known for his stiff aggressive skating. I've only seen one tape of a 1967 match Chicago Hawks vs Tbirds with Dave skating. Probably the only known footage of him.

[@cynthiareynolds9147]

Could we see some of the match races?

[@keithblackwell8951]

They are all up in her face 😂

[@cynthiareynolds9147]

What's happening with Ronnie Rain and his wife

[@cynthiareynolds9147]

Is Donna Young still alive and Sam the man Washington is he still alive

[@donniehagy5125]

I see the cameramen were directed to cut away from the "violence." That's what ruined the original Roller Derby.

[@brettpatetto6847]

There's one thing I didn't like VIP video would always focus many times on the audience or some other person mainly a female right when action was going down the best part to be happening like easy Miller Danny Riley for instance being thrown in the penalty box the whole fight could break out and where's the IP video go they start filming the crowd during the best part I could never figure that out

[@hillsboroughsports2461]

The camera work in these games was the all-time worst.

[@kitty3863]

Too many UNNECESSARY people in the infield! Horrible camera work!!