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Best Of 2009
BEST LOCAL ATHLETE
Charlotte Roller Girls
Staff Pick
If you don’t want to be them, you at least have to see them. Since its resurgence in 2001, roller derby has rocketed in popularity ... especially in Charlotte. These bad-ass women on wheels have one of the largest roller derby fan followings in the nation. Emmylou Harrass, Court’her Pound’her, Drew FearMEmore (porn stars can’t beat these names) and the rest of the Charlotte skaters aren’t out there squealing and pulling hair — the fast-paced derby action requires endurance and serious athletic ability. And at $4-$10 per ticket, it’s also your best value for a spectator sport. See what these hard-hitting bouts are all about at The Grady Cole Center, 310 N. Kings Drive.
Previous Winners
- 2015 Best Local Athlete - Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers
- 2014 Best Local Athlete - Cam Newton
- 2013 Best Local Athlete - Cam Newton
- 2012 Best Local Athlete - Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers
- 2012 Best Local Athlete - Cullen Jones
- 2011 BEST LOCAL ATHLETE - CAM NEWTON, CAROLINA PANTHERS
- 2011 BEST LOCAL ATHLETE - STEVE SMITH, CAROLINA PANTHERS
- 2010 BEST LOCAL ATHLETE - Steve Smith, Carolina Panthers
- 2010 BEST LOCAL ATHLETE - GERALD WALLACE, CHARLOTTE BOBCATS
- 2009 BEST LOCAL ATHLETE - Steve Smith, Carolina Panthers
- 2008 BEST LOCAL ATHLETE - Carolina Panther Steve Smith
- 2007 Best Local Athlete - Steve Smith, Carolina Panthers
- 2007 Best Local Athlete - Gerald Wallace, Charlotte Bobcats
- 2006 Best Local Athlete - Steve Smith, Carolina Panthers
