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George Zaharias

American professional wrestler
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    Also that year she married George Zaharias, a professional wrestler. Restored to amateur status after some years as a professional, she won the U.S. Women’s Amateur tournament in 1946. The next year she won 17 straight golf championships, including the British Ladies Amateur, of which she was the first American…

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    Also that year she married George Zaharias, a professional wrestler. Restored to amateur status after some years as a professional, she won the U.S. Women’s Amateur tournament in 1946. The next year she won 17 straight golf championships, including the British Ladies Amateur, of which she was the first American…

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