Zaharias

[ zuh-hair-ee-uhs, -har- ]

noun

1. Mildred Did·rik·son [did, -rik-s, uh, n], Babe, 1914–56, U.S. track-and-field athlete and golfer.

Example Sentences

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

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

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

The great female star Babe Didrikson Zaharias played golf, but to me golf looked too slow.

From Los Angeles Times

Last week, Trump gave it posthumously to the golfer Babe Didrikson Zaharias, as well as two other golfers, Annika Sorenstam and Gary Player, who played golf with the president in 2019.

From New York Times