Zaharias
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She would later win the Sullivan Award as amateur athlete of the year and the Babe Zaharias Award as woman athlete of the year, among a host of other awards.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2023
A half-dozen top female golfers have played in men’s PGA Tour events over the years, but only one, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, has made a PGA cut, which she did in 1945, according to GolfLink.
From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2022
Like Zaharias, Ms. Joyce reveled in pitching to current and former ballplayers — notably Williams, one of the finest hitters in baseball history.
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
A third golfer, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, also received a presidential medal Thursday, albeit posthumously, so she did not have the opportunity to refuse it.
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2021
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