Roberto Enrique Clemente (1934 - 1972)

Born 18 Aug 1934 in Carolina, Puerto Rico

Ancestors

Died 31 Dec 1972 at age 38 in San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Biography

Roberto Clemente is Notable.

Roberto Clemente was a professional baseball player who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Roberto Clemente was born in Puerto Rico.

Roberto Clemente was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Roberto Enrique Clemente was born in Barrio San Antón, Carolina, Puerto Rico in 1934. He was the youngest of seven children of Melchor Clemente and Luisa Walker.^[1]

He was a baseball player who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates. ^[2] He had 3,000 hits in his career for the Pirates. ^[3] In 1972, he managed a Puerto Rican team that went to the Amateur Baseball World Series in Nicaragua. Later in the year, the city of Managua was hit by a massive earthquake. He was concerned about the people in Nicaragua and wanted to help. He organized a committee to raise money and get other items, such as medicine and food, that could be sent to Nicaragua. On New Year’s Eve, he joined a plane as part of the rescue effort. He died when the plane crashed.

After his tragic early death^[4][5], he was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973. ^[6] His baseball accomplishments include Most Valuable Player, 15 times all-star, two World Series Appearances, 12 Gold Gloves, 4 times Batting titles, and World Series Most Valuable Player. ^[7]

Major League Baseball (MLB) annually awards the "Roberto Clemente Award" to the player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team" ^[8] He is known for his service to humanity. He once said that he wanted “to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all he had to give.” ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Carolina, Puerto Rico; Roll: 6312; Sheet Number: 25; Enumeration District: 2-27
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #51895266 (accessed 30 May 2023)
   Roberto Clemente Walker (15) hijo (son) in household of Incencia Clemente Sanchez (60) in Carolina, Puerto Rico, USA. Born in Carolina.
2. ↑ SABR Bio: http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/8b153bc4
3. ↑ https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/september-30-1972-roberto-clemente-collects-3000th-career-hit-in-final-at-bat/
4. ↑ Death Registration: "Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001"
   citing Carolina, Puerto Rico, Estados Unidos de América, Puerto Rico Departamento de Salud and Igesia Catolica (Puerto Rico Department of Health and Catholic churches), Toa Alta
   FamilySearch Record: QVJM-BD2S (accessed 18 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 9Q97-YSD9-3DQ7 Image number 01771
   Roberto Clemente Walker death 31 Dec 1972 (age 38) in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Estados Unidos de América.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #2576 (accessed 18 August 2023)
   Memorial page for Roberto Clemente (18 Aug 1934-31 Dec 1972); Maintained by Find a Grave.
6. ↑ Baseball Hall of Fame Page: http://baseballhall.org/hof/clemente-roberto
7. ↑ Baseball Reference Page: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/clemero01.shtml
8. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Clemente_Award
9. ↑ https://www.robertoclementefoundation.com/roberto-clemente-award-history/

See also:

• Wikipedia: Roberto_Clemente
• Wikidata: Item Q684020, en:Wikipedia