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Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker [a] (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβeɾto enˈrike kleˈmente (ɣ)walˈkeɾ]; August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, primarily as a right fielder.
Clemente had also been convinced to become involved by local television show host, reporter and celebrity Luis Vigoreaux. [5] Clemente had previously sent three cargo planes and a ship to help the Nicaraguans, but heard reports that the military had seized the goods intended for the earthquake victims.
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder and 15-time MLB All-Star Roberto Clemente was killed in a plane crash on Dec. 31, 1972, on his way to deliver supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.The plane ...
Roberto Clemente, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve - Major League baseball player, first native Puerto Rican in Baseball Hall of Fame Francisco J. Collazo , U.S. Army - founder of COLSA Corporation, a provider of engineering and support services in Huntsville, Alabama [ 140 ]
Most people also know Clemente died while flying relief supplies to Nicaragua, which had been struck by an earthquake, on Dec. 31, 1972.
Some of Roberto Clemente's most impactful career and life moments are on display at the Miami Marlins' loanDepot Park. A traveling exhibit titled “3,000" — a nod to the day on September 30 ...
2011: 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente was released, a graphic novel by Wilfred Santiago (published by Fantagraphics) detailing Clemente's life in a comic-book format. In their USA Today Magazine article titled "Saluting Pittsburgh's Finest" Richard E. Vatz and Lee S. Weinberg said Clemente was "arguably the best in the history of the game ...
Five decades after his death, on Dec. 31, 1972, Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente's influence is still felt in the baseball world and beyond.