Didrikson
Americannoun
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias was the last to make a 36-hole cut in 1945.
From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2023
Sportswriters compared her to Babe Didrikson Zaharias, an all-American basketball player and track and field star who won gold medals at the 1932 Olympics, played pro golf and pitched at Major League Baseball exhibition games.
From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2022
The great female star Babe Didrikson Zaharias played golf, but to me golf looked too slow.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2021
Mallon’s idol was another Hall of Famer — Babe Didrikson Zaharias — but for her golf.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2017
We’re resurfacing obituaries about some of the greatest Olympic athletes of all time: Jesse Owens won gold four times at the 1936 Games, and Babe Didrikson Zaharias brought home three medals in 1932.
From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2016
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