It's May 1st. 🏌️♀️ On this day in 1955, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, who was one of the greatest athletes in world sports history, won the Peach Blossom Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tournament in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. This was the 41st LPGA title of Babe’s career, and amazingly came while she was struggling hard to fend off colon cancer. She wouldn’t set foot on a golf course for an LPGA event ever again. On September 27, 1956, Babe finally succumbed to her illness. She was only 45.
Over the course of her amateur and professional golf career, Babe won 82 tournaments, including 10 majors. And golf probably wasn't even her best sport! She dominated the track and field events at the 1932 Summer Olympics Games in Los Angeles. She earned gold medals in the 80-meter hurdles and javelin throw and a silver in the high jump. You were the best, Babe! Rest in ☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet
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