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Babe Zaharias: Greatest Athlete Of All Time?

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Tags: Babe Didrikson Zaharias; LPGA, Don Van Atta Jr.

Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. This year marks the centennial of the birth of one of the greatest athletes of all time: Babe Zaharias. Zaharias lived for a time in Tampa and ran a golf course named after her. This Saturday there will be a celebration of her achievement at the Babe Zaharias Golf Course in north Tampa. Our guest is Pulitzer Prize winning NY Times reporter Don Van Atta, Jr. author of WONDER GIRL: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias (L...