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Babe Didrikson Zaharias; Zaharias, Mildred Ella Didrikson (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 She regained her amateur standing in 1943 and went on to win seventeen consecutive tournaments,
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Subtitle: Driven to Win ... Subject: Zaharias, babe didrikson, 1911-1956 ... Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Driven to Win (Lerner Biography) Cover...
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According to Zaharias in a 1957 Look magazine interview, in order to win, Babe drove balls with taped, ... 1. Vin Burke, "Former Enterprise Sports Editor Tells Story of Babe Didrikson," Beaumont Sunday Enterprise 3 May 1970, Document #11.1.12.13. Babe Didrikson Zaharias Papers at the John Gray Library Special Collections,
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She began to win the major ladies' golf tournaments but was quickly ruled a pro and disqualified. There was then no pro golf tour for women. Only after 1938, when she met and married George Zaharias, ... New York: Vintage Books, 1992. Cayleff, Susan E. Babe: The Life and Legend of Babe Didrikson Zaharias.
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They married 11 months later and Babe would change her name to Babe Didrikson Zaharias. ... As an amateur golfer, Babe won an amazing 13 consecutive tournaments during 1946. The next year, she was the first American to win the British Amateur. Among her 55 tournament victories were three U.S. Women's Opens.
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She became the first American to win the prestigious British championship. In the summer of 1947, Zaharias turned professional once again, with Fred Corcoran as her manager. ... Babe Didrikson Zaharias was a remarkable woman in many respects.
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Video: A Universal Newsreel account of Babe Zaharias's death in 1956. (2.1 MB, Credit: The National Archives) ... born on June 26, 1912, she was the sixth of the seven children of Ole and Hanna Marie Didrikson, Norwegian immigrants. She became a national heroine at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, winning gold medals in...
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Babe Zaharias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Babe was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1953 and underwent surgery. She returned to win the 1954 U.S. Women's Open by 12 strokes, plus the Vare Trophy. But the cancer came back in 1955. She won the last tournament she played, the 1955 Peach ... Babe Didrikson Zaharias, arguably the greatest female athlete of all-time.
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