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Babe Didrikson Zaharias, byname of Mildred Ella Zaharias, née Mildred Ella Didrikson, (born June 26, 1911, Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. died September 27, 1956, Galveston, Texas), American sportswoman who was one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century, achieving particular success in basketball and track and field, though she is perhaps best known for her achievements in golf. Although Didrikson claimed to have been born in 1914, various sources indicate the correct year was 1911. From a young age, her goal was to be “the greatest athlete to ever live.” A standout baseball player, she asserted that, as a teenager, ....
June 25–July 23, 1955. As told to Harry T. Paxton. Before I was even out of grade school, I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was to be the greatest athlete that ever lived. My dad helped to swing me in that direction. He’d tell us about the sports stars. I read the sports pages myself. Even then I was interested in the famous golfers. When the 1928 Olympic Games came along, I heard and read so much about them that I got all steamed up. I said, “Next year I’m going to be in the Olympics myself.” Poppa explained to me that they were four years apart. ....