Visit the Babe D-Z Museum - July 19th, 2016

Finally stop to visit the Babe Didrikson Zaharias museum in Beaumont

She died only two years after the RF-101 Voodoo came into service

The RF-101 was in service 1954-1974 in southeast Asia

If you win enough golf tournaments, you start winning fighter planes?

The area was settled in 1825 as Tevis Bluff & became Beaumont in 1838

Finally head over to the little museum building

Two fountains, one on either side, no coins inside

Dedication plaque right at the museum entrance

Tall painting of Babe on the opposite wall as you enter the building

Denver gave her a key to the city for winning the British Womens Open

Lamar U. Female Athletes of the Year win the Zaharias Trophy

The building of the museum and tributes to Babe

Her silver prize winnings and her husband George

All Around Athlete and Sports awards plus Off the Field activities

More trophys and prizes from the golf tournaments she won

She won 82 tournaments and took home alot of silver cups/bowls/tea sets!

Lettered in 5 HS sports and won 2 gold & 1 silver medal in the 1932 Olympics

It was great to finally stop and give the great lady some respect