George Zaharias was born on 28 February 1909 in Pueblo, Colorado, USA. He was married to Harriet Apostolos, Betty Burgess and Babe Didrikson Zaharias. He died on 22 May 1984 in Tampa, Florida, USA.
Professional wrestler, he gave up his career to manage Babe Didrikson after they married. His promoter changed his name to "Zaharias", which is Greek for "sugar". His two brothers and a nephew also wrestled under the name "Zaharias".
