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Seltzer debuted the game, to more than 12 thousand spectators jammed into the Chicago coliseum.
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Despite a large interest during its debut, spectators started to lose interest and by the 1970's fans were not interested in Roller Derby and the sport had all but died.
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Leo Seltzer's son ,Jerry, took over the buisness from his Dad unitl its demise in the 1970's
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The founder of Roller Derby, Leo Seltzer, sadly died aged 75. In 2005, during the 70th anniversary celebration of the first Transcontinental Roller Derby, Seltzer posthumously became the first inductee into the Executive Wing of the National Roller Derby Hall of Fame in Chicago.
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1989 saw the debut of RollerGames, show which presented an even more theatrical variant of roller derby for national audiences, it ran for one season before the syndication went bankrupt
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RollerJam used the same rules as Roller Derby but on a banked oval track. This allowed for inline skaters to compete
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The revival began in Austin, Texas with the Texas RollerDolls. It was organised by all females and the league still runs to this day.
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There were 135 Leagues created by August 2006 and the sport started spreading oversees with Leagues being created all over Europe.
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In 2009 the first feature film ,Whip-It, was released to increase the awareness of Roller Derby. The film was directed by Drew Barrymore, a self confessed Derby lover
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The first ever Roller Derby World Cup was held in Toronto, Canada. Team USA won the event ahead of 12 other teams, including England, Canada and Brazil
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The second Roller Derby World Cup is set to be held but the location is yet to be confirmed.
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Roller sports has been shortlisted to be included in the 2020 Olmpics Games along with eight other sports.
