- Born
- Died
- Birth nameTheodore Vetoyanis
- Nickname
- Crying Greek from Cripple Creek
- George Zaharias was born on February 28, 1909 in Pueblo, Colorado, USA. He was married to Harriet Apostolos, Betty Burgess and Babe Didrikson Zaharias. He died on May 22, 1984 in Tampa, Florida, USA.
- SpousesHarriet Apostolos(February 14, 1981 - May 22, 1984) (his death)Betty Burgess(January 5, 1960 - August 1960) (divorced)Babe Didrikson Zaharias(December 23, 1938 - September 27, 1956) (her death)
- 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".
- Played by Alex Karras in Babe (1975). Karras's future real-life wife, Susan Clark, played Zaharias's wife, Babe Didrikson.
- Parents were from Tripoli.
- His last wife was his childhood sweetheart, and a former Colorado high school state tennis champion.
- During his successful career as a Pro Wrestler, he was billed as and introduced before matches as: George Zaharias, "the Crying Greek from Cripple Creek", or "the Greek Hyena.".
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