Jim Fitzpatrick (born April 15, 1959) is an American author, photographer, portrait artist and former athlete in the sport of roller derby.
Ring Announcer and writer, Allan Bolte wrote the article entitled "Don Muraco: The Man Fans Love the Hate" which contained Jim's photo that appears on page 47.
In 1987, he performed Roller Derby stunt skating in an MTV-aired music video for the song "Love Is Not a Game" by McAuley Schenker Group.
On March 14, 2009 the SF Bay Bombers first game aired and was the highest rated show that day for the age group of 18 to 34 (refer to article below in external links).
Jim came in number 2 on the Top 10 Males' list for Movers and Shakers in the July edition of XR News (Roller Skating Magazine).
Jim was interviewed on an episode of ABC7's Emmy award-winning public affairs show, "Beyond the Headlines" by the host, Cheryl Jennings.
On February 5, 2011 Jim held his first art exhibition at the LC Gallery located in the Westfield Mall in Downtown San Francisco.
In April 2011 Fitzpatrick became one of a growing number of former professional athlete who joined the Butkus Foundations' Steroid Education campaign, "I Play Clean".
The non profit campaign, founded by NFL Hall of Famer Dick Butkus, focuses on tackling the issue of steroids among high school athletes.
Jim was interviewed for TV by Mark Baker of "Game On" regarding his team's long time woman's captain, Lali O and Roller Derby.
In November 2016 some of Jim's wrestling photos, taken back in the late 1970s at the famed Cow Palace, along with an interview with him are included in Rock Rims' book "When It Was Big Time: A One Hundred Year History Of Northern California Professional Wrestling" http://whenitwasbigtime.blogspot.com/ Jim appeared in the Fox Business Channel's hit TV show "Strange Inheritance", episode 23 entitled "Roller Derby Queen".
Jim is sited in a chapter entitle "Skate Fast and hit Hard San Francisco Bay Bombers and Bay Area Roller Derby" in the 2017 book "San Francisco Bay Area Sports: Golden Gate Athletics, Recreation, and Community (Sports Culture and Society)" (Paperback)by Liberti, Rita, Smith, Maureen * Jim was once again selected as one of the artists featured by Art Tour International in their ATIM's Top 60 Masters of Contemporary Art 2018.
One of Jim's portraits of actress Lucy Liu appears in Shan Peck's [2] art book "Stars Of The Silver Screen" released on October 15, 2018.
https://www.arttourinternational.com/jim-fitzpatrick-2/ Fitzpatrick was quoted in a Sonoma Index-Tribune article by publisher Emily Charrier on the recent passing of former Roller Derby owner Jerry Seltzer.