Babe Didrikson Zaharias lost her life to colon cancer at the age of 45.
NoShe is generally considered the greatest woman athlete of modern times
Babe Didrikson Zaharias was born on June 26, 1911.
Mildred, which is Babe's real name. Got her nickname " Babe" when she would play babseball with the neighborhood boys. The boys thought she hit like BAbe Ruth and so the nickname stuck.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias died on September 27, 1956 at the age of 45.