She appeared on 19 consecutive all-star teams in that sport, and was the highest-paid female athlete in the 1960s [2] and 1970s. Joan usually skated as the distaff heroine of the sport, no matter what team she appeared with. She remains the …

1997年7月13日 · Joan Weston-Scopas was one of the fiercest competitors in the sport, a staple of the days before in-line skates and color TV. But she finally met an opponent she could not beat - not an L.A....

She appeared on 19 consecutive "all-star teams" in that sport, and was the highest-paid female athlete in the 1960s and 1970s. Joan usually skated as the distaff heroine of the sport, no matter...

1997年5月25日 · Three decades ago, young girls watched raptly as the “Blonde Bomber” of Roller Derby whizzed around the track, knocking down competitors with a bump of the hips and flashing her trademark...

1997年5月18日 · Joanie Weston, a strapping power hitter who passed up a promising and respectable future in softball to become the gum-chewing, power-skating, hip-bumping golden girl of Roller Derby, died on...

In the 1950's Roller Derby was a national rage. The San Francisco Bay Bombers ruled the sport and Joanie Weston was their star. She was a gifted athlete, perhaps the best of her era - she once hit eight home runs in a softball game. But the stigma attached to Roller Derby assured that she would never gain the recognition she deserved.

Segment of Roller Derby's Golden Girl Joan Weston and Margie Laszlo in action.

2009年5月7日 · Womens Roller Derby action from the mid 1970sI apologize for the announcer referring to one of the skaters as big as the state of "Rhode Island"

She appeared on 19 consecutive all-star teams in that sport, and was the highest-paid female athlete in the 1960s and 1970s. Joan usually skated as the distaff heroine of the sport, no matter what team she appeared with. She remains the most beloved of all historical Roller Derby stars.

Joan Weston or Joanie Weston (January 20, 1935 – May 10, 1997), known as the "Blonde Bomber", "Blonde Amazon", "Golden Girl", and "Roller Derby Queen", was an American athlete and was the most famous personality in the original Roller Derby.