Jerry Seltzer

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Jerry Seltzer (born June 3, 1932) was the second and final owner of the original Roller Derby league. The league and the sport of roller derby were created in 1935 in Chicago by Leo Seltzer, Jerry's father.

In 1958, Jerry moved the operation to the San Francisco Bay Area and established the most fabled team in the history of the sport, the longtime champion San Francisco Bay Bombers. Stars included Charlie O'Connell, Joanie Weston, and Ann Calvello.

In the 1970s, Jerry Seltzer founded BASS Tickets, a San Francisco Bay Area concert ticket service. Later, he was a vice president with Ticketmaster.

Jerry said about roller derby that his father, Leo Seltzer had always wanted roller derby to be a legitimate sport and to be in the Olympics. Jerry said that with the recent grassroots movement of roller derby, including the WFTDA, he thinks roller derby can now be an Olympic sport^[1].