Didrikson
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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 13 years since her first AP athlete of the year honors ties Parker with Babe Didrikson Zaharias for the longest time between winning in the 80-year history of the award.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2021
In 1956, Olympic track and field gold medalist and Hall of Fame golfer Babe Didrikson Zaharias died in Galveston, Texas, at age 45.
From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2020
Babe Didrikson won gold medals in the javelin and hurdles, and a silver in the high jump.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2020
It depicts 50 golfers, from Bobby Jones to Babe Didrikson Zaharias to Tiger Woods, each at a different stage in their swing.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2017
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