Men's Roller Derby - Charlie O Fight

[beaternator]

oh damn!!!! i love the Whip at 1:58 xD

[grapper6676]

Many Thanks for posting this.

MANY a Sunday mourning enjoying Roller Derby.

[DelamanchaBand]

that was badass at 8:22

[Muziclvr07]

Charlie O was a baaaad man!! Loved Roller Derby as a kid!

[drunkensilvermonkey]

LOL at 8:21

[bgharvey]

OH, those were the best days.

[onesirian]

8:24 !!! SACRIFICE!!!!!!

[hideHYDEimcoming]

that was an epic throw!!

[chubal23]

Charlie Is Very much ALIVE living in California. he is happily married to skating great Judi McGuire. They both look fantastic!

[Mike4metal]

charlie o connell was my hero when i was a little boy,i was lucky enouph to go

see the bombers play at the cow palace very often! my uncle was a player on the

bombers from 1969 to 1971,he took me back to the dressing rooms and i met

charlie! i'll never forget those days!

[Turppa21]

what about the 90s derby??? i think on tnn???

[dgolden99]

I remember a game, I think against the Red Devils, that ended with Charlie's head getting stomped against the track by a Red Devil who looked like Bluto.

[kas90500]

crazy sport.. never heard this before.. well im from finland

[jmel93]

me too, I'm from australia

[paladin313]

Roller derby's answer to Gordie Howe. There was the Gordie Howe hat trick: a goal, and assist, and a fight. Charlie had the pass, the assist, and the brawl.

[WatchVenusSpa]

If we had more guys like Charlie, derby never would have gone out of business!

[1712boots]

Thank-You so much, can you tell me if Charlie O is still living??

[jdcinsf]

Yes. Charlie O is living.

[rdcommish]

yes he is......living very happily in CA

[blinko656]

@1712boots He actually works at a Walmart near the Cow Palace in Daily City.

[azog69396]

I remember the L.A. T-Birds skating against The Bombers. The best was when Ralphie Valladeres and Charlie O were being interviewed and O'Connell says " Look Dwarf! This ain't about points, it's about BLOCKING!" Ha Ha Ha

Charlie O Thank you. I learned to skate w/ my older brother, playing Roller Derby on the concrete sidewalk. It built character.

[lasktguy]

I was a trainee at the school at the Orange Show Fair Grounds when the Bombers came down to skate the Tbirds. I thought they were a great team. Made me want to move to San Fransisco and become a Bomber..so I did. Of course that was '73 when Derby went under so that ruined that idea.

[jdcinsf]

An Calvello took Charlie away from Loretta Behrens making one huge hate fest for many decades. Sex and roller derby!

[mansou55]

I don't think this is an appropriate comment

[mcmiraclevalley]

I recall as a LA-T-Bird rookie we went to SF and played the SF Bay Bombers and our Danny Reilly (6) and Charlie (40) had a few fights but really no one won but as rookies we looked up to both of these men for they're the best in Roller Derby. Charlie spoke to me twice on the durning the game and said (Kid-keep it up you're going to make pro)...I did: God bless Charlie O':

Rev. Michael Capps, RN-Ph.D

Bakersfield, Ca. USA

[twdeck]

Great compilation of Charlie O'Connell! The original Roller Derby was the BEST!

[jdcinsf]

I love him!

[racoon1957]

the greatest ever!!