Sandy Carson
Competitive roller sports exist in Austin because of Sonny Felter. He’s coached the Texas Speed Club to multiple medals and championships, and he taught the first Texas Rollergirls and TXRD Roller Derby how to skate. A hard taskmaster and a loving father figure, Sonny’s sacrificed nights, mornings, and weekends to train speed skaters on quads and inlines, from juniors to veterans, making them faster, stronger, safer. When the U.S. Olympic Committee proclaimed him Roller Sports Developmental Coach of the Year for 2014, they confirmed what we all knew: Sonny has put a smile on every skater’s face.
