Annis "Big Red" Jensen (September 20, 1921 – January 10, 2015) was an American

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skater. In 1954, she was the first women's captain of the

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in the IRDL professional roller derby league. At the time of retirement in 1969, she was the oldest active skater in league history. In 1960, she was inducted into the

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. She returned to active skating, again with the Bay Bombers, in mid 1974 skating alongside

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, and Jensen's daughter, Barbara Baker.

Death

Annis Jensen died on January 10, 2015, in

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, aged 93.

References

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