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Mildred Ella ("Babe") Didrikson Zaharias (June 26, 1911 – September 27, 1956) was an American athlete named by the Guinness Book of Records, along with Lottie Dod, as the most versatile female compet...
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During 1955 she and her husband established the Babe Zaharias Trophy for outstanding female athletes. Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias will always be remembered for her was competitive spirit and ability to succeed in all of the sports she attempted.
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Times were often difficult for the large Didrikson family, and as an adolescent Mildred worked at many part-time jobs, including sewing gunny sacks at a penny a sack. Her father, a firm believer in physical conditioning, built a weight-lifting apparatus out of ... byname of Mildred Ella Zaharias , née Mildred Ella Didriksen...
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ZAHARIAS, MILDRED ELLA DIDRIKSON [BABE] (1911–1956). Mildred Ella (Babe) Didrikson Zaharias, athlete, was born on June 26, 1911, in Port Arthur, Texas, the sixth of seven children of Norwegian immigrants Ole Nickolene and Hannah Marie (Olson) Didriksen.
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Biographies of Zaharias Mildred Ella Didrikson and more Zaharias Mildred Ella Didrikson biography. ... Suggest an addtional category for Zaharias Mildred Ella Didrikson...
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1938 – On the 23rd of December, she got married to a former professional wrestler George Zaharias. ... 1950 – Zaharias was voted as the outstanding woman athlete of the century in 1950’s Associated Press poll ... Zaharias, Mildred Ella(nee Didrikson; Babe Didrikson Zaharias)
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Mildred Ella “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias was one of America’s foremost female athletes and is particularly well-known for breaking ground in women’s golf. She was born Mildred Ella Didrecksen on June 16, 1911 in Port Arthur, Texas.
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Mildred Ella Didriksen was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on June 26, 1914, the daughter of Norwegian immigrants. She took the nickname "Babe" from sports hero Babe Ruth, and spelled her surname "Didrikson" to emphasize that she was of Norwegian rather than Swedish ancestry.
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