Loretta Behrens Nass

April 8, 1932 – August 16, 2018

skater and Hall of Fame inductee. Active during the 1960s, 1970s.

Overview

The life & career

Loretta Behrens, known on the track as 'Little Iodine', skated as women's captain of the New York Bombers during the 1960s banked-track era. She was inducted into the National Roller Derby Hall of Fame in 2012 in the skater category.

Her full tribute lives at Our Story.

Family · archive-owner narrative

For decades after her own competitive career ended, Loretta remained the connective tissue of the roller derby community — a fixture at reunions, a custodian of relationships, and a personal archive of stories, photographs, and programs from a generation of teammates and opponents. She is remembered by family and friends across the world as the person whose phone tree, scrapbooks, and Las Vegas reunion energy kept the original community connected long after the last banked track was rolled up.

Roller Derby Legacy exists because of her. After her death, her grandson — who had spent childhood reunions absorbing the sport's history at her side — inherited the physical archive she had accumulated. The decision to share that archive publicly, rather than let it remain in a private collection, became the founding act of this site.

Sourced from the archive-owner’s personal account. Read the full account in Our Story.

Career highlights

National Roller Derby Hall of Fame · class of 2012

Timeline

Chronology

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Gallery

Photographs & artifacts

122 total

Connections

Teams & connections

Team ties are still being traced

Team memberships, coaching roles, and league connections for Loretta Behrens Nass will be added here once confirmed by our researchers.

Career

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Hall of Fame

1960s–1970s

Active period

Honors & awards

122

Archive materials

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