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.
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".
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.".