George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr.
Born February 6, 1895 (Baltimore, Maryland)
Died August 17, 1948 (New York, New York)
Baseball player
The Roaring Twenties was a decade of heroes. In search of proof that human effort still mattered in a time of great change and technological advances, the U.S. public was eager for celebrities. Aviator Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974; see entry) earned the public's admiration for flying solo over the Atlantic Ocean, and movie stars like Douglas Fairbanks (1883–1939) and Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926) caused women to swoon. But in a decade that many called the "Golden Age of Sports," it was George Herman "Babe" Ruth who captured the imagination of sports fans. He is credited with having transformed baseball from a game of bunts, pitching, and base running to a more exciting realm of long balls and spectacular home runs. An athlete of dazzling talent and a man with very human weaknesses, Ruth won the hearts of people all over the nation and the world.
A "Bad Kid" Makes Good
George Herman Ruth Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to George Herman Ruth Sr. and Katherine Schamberger Ruth, who were both of German ancestry. His father was
sporadically employed as a bartender and slaughterhouse worker and could barely support his family.
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