roberto clemente

Roberto Clemente
 A True Hero

August, 18, 1934-December 31, 1972

• Professional baseball player
• Played right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates 
• Played 17 seasons, from 1955-1972
• Height- 5'11 Weight-175 lbs 
• Career batting average- .317
• Averaged 13 home runs a season, 240 total 
• On base percentage- .359
• One of 28 players to have 3000 hits- his 3000th was his last regular season hit ever  3000th hit
• Won 2 world series 
• Received 12 Gold Gloves
• Inducted into baseball hall of fame in 1973
• Honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom 
• 2 MVP awards
• Babe Ruth award
• Holds record for most Gold Gloves won with Willie Mays
• Roberto Clemente Award created in his honor- given to a player who has been exceptional on the field while showing the quality of sportsmanship and has given back to his community 

                                                         Roberto Clemente was not only an over-achieving baseball player, but

a true hero off the field.  He is widely known for his humanitarian acts,

mostly pertaining to his efforts with the Nicaragua earth quake victims.

 On New Years Eve in 1972, Clemente flew to Nicaragua to help with the effects of the earthquake personally.  The plane malfunctioned and    crashed.  Roberto Clemente died on his way to give his time and money to those who had nothing.  

A Hero off the Field

                                                                                                                                                                       >http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/community/clemente_history.jsp
>http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/clemero01.shtml
>http://voices.yahoo.com/roberto-clemente-baseball-playerhumanitarianhero-255959.html
>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1149087-21-facts-you-may-not-know-about-roberto-clemente-on-the-anniversary-of-his-debut