| Author/Contributor(s): | Freedman, Russell |
| Publisher: | Clarion Books |
| Date: | 1/7/2014 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
Babe Didrikson Zaharias was one of history's greatest athletes as an All-American basketball player, an Olympic gold medalist in track and field, and a championship golfer who won eighty-two amateur and professional tournaments. She was elected Woman Athlete of the Year six times, and in 1950 was named Woman Athlete of the Half Century. This insightful and well-researched biography from a Newbery medalist brings to life the woman who changed the perception of female athletes forever.