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Joan Weston, the Glossary

Index Joan Weston

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.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 19 relations: Ann Calvello, Canoeing, Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, Downey, California, Goldie Hawn, Hawaii, Hayward, California, Huntington Beach, California, Kansas City Bomber, Leo Seltzer, Most valuable player, Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles, Outrigger (nautical), Raquel Welch, Roller derby, Roller Derby Hall of Fame, San Francisco Bay Area, Softball, Surfing.

  2. American roller skaters
  3. Deaths from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
  4. Mount St. Mary's University (Los Angeles) alumni
  5. Roller derby skaters

Ann Calvello

Ann Theresa Calvello (August 1, 1929 – March 14, 2006) was an American athlete and notable personality in the sport of roller derby. Joan Weston and ann Calvello are American roller skaters and roller derby skaters.

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Canoeing

Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle.

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Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease

Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD), also known as subacute spongiform encephalopathy or neurocognitive disorder due to prion disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease.

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Downey, California

Downey is a city located in Southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of Downtown Los Angeles.

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Goldie Hawn

Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born November 21, 1945) is an American actress.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.

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Hayward, California

Hayward is a city located in Alameda County, California, United States, in the East Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Huntington Beach, California

Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California, United States.

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Kansas City Bomber

Kansas City Bomber is a 1972 American sports drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Jerrold Freedman and starring Raquel Welch.

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Leo Seltzer

Leo A. Seltzer (April 5, 1903 – January 30, 1978) is generally credited as the creator of the sport of roller derby, and was the founder and head of the original Roller Derby league from 1935 until his son Jerry Seltzer took over the business in 1958.

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Most valuable player

In team sports, a most valuable player award (abbreviated MVP award) is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular competition, or on a specific team.

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Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles (known as Mount St. Mary's College until January 2015) is a private, Catholic university primarily for women, in Los Angeles, California.

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Outrigger (nautical)

An outrigger is a projecting structure on a boat, with specific meaning depending on types of vessel.

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Raquel Welch

Jo Raquel Welch (September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023) was an American actress.

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Roller derby

Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played on an oval track by two teams of five skaters.

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Roller Derby Hall of Fame

The Roller Derby Hall of Fame, also known as the National Roller Derby Hall of Fame, was founded in 1952,William H. Young and Nancy K. Young, World War II and the Postwar Years in America, p.596 by the editors of the Roller Derby News paper.

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San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a region of California surrounding and including the San Francisco Bay.

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Softball

Softball is a popular variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball on a smaller field and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) permitted.

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Surfing

Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore.

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See also

American roller skaters

Deaths from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease

Mount St. Mary's University (Los Angeles) alumni

Roller derby skaters

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Weston

Also known as Joanie Weston.