Ruby KAUFMAN

My mother shared many fond memories of Ruby when the two of them skated together in the late 1940s and early 1950s on the Dayton Blueballers roller derby team. Ruby was the Dayton team's "enforcer," which meant paying back skaters on the other team who roughed up her teammates. Ruby was known for delivering a sharp elbow to offending opponents, often knocking them over the ropes and out of the rink. Although tough and fiercely competitive in the rink, outside Ruby was sweet and kind and...