THE HIllSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
LAWYER
NOV - DEC 2022 | VOl . 33 , NO . 2
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about the Cover
We are continuing our theme of honoring groundbreaking athletes on the cover of the Lawyer magazine this Bar year . In this issue , we are highlighting one of the world ’ s greatest female athletes , Mildred Ella " Babe " Didrikson Zaharias . Zaharias was an Olympic gold medal winner who broke world records in multiple sports and went on to found the Ladies Pro Golf Association . She also was an All-American basketball player , earning her nickname after hitting five home runs in a single baseball game in the style of home run king Babe Ruth , and was said to have been equally adept in tennis , bowling , billiards , diving and roller skating . Despite her other records , Zaharias is best known for her achievements in golf , winning 82 tournaments throughout her career .
Zaharias also has a special connection to Tampa . In 1950 , Zaharias became the winter golf professional for the then-named Forest Hills Golf and Country Club in Tampa . In that same year , she and her husband George purchased the golf course and changed the name to the Tampa Golf and Country Club . She lived in Tampa until she passed away in 1956 at age 45 . In 1974 , the City of Tampa re-opened the golf course and named it in her honor , the Babe Zaharias Golf Course . Learn more about Babe Zaharias and the Babe Zaharias Golf Course at : https :// floridahistoricgolftrail . com / courses / babe-zaharias-golf-course / and https :// www . lpga . com / players / babe-zaharias / 82800 / bio .
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