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	Roberto Clemente - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Major League Baseball right fielder and right-handed batter.
		Clemente was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the youngest of seven children.
		Clemente was a 4-time NL batting champion, finishing in the top ten in batting average thirteen times.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roberto_Clemente (491 words)

	Massachusetts Hall of Black Achievement at BSC : Bridgewater State College
		Roberto Walker Clemente, the first Latin American player to be admitted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, was one of Major League Baseball's greatest players.
		Clemente, born in Carolina, Puerto Rico on August 18, 1934, was the youngest child of Melchor and Luisa Clemente.
		It was in 1972 that an earthquake ravaged Managua, Nicaragua.
	www.bridgew.edu /HOBA/Clemente.cfm (827 words)

	PUERTO RICO HERALD: Roberto Clemente A Vocal Leader For Equality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Roberto Clemente is a ubiquitous presence in baseball, a player who fought gallantly to cut through racial lines with a prideful and defiant touch.
		Clemente runs with the dazzling speed, catches balls as if he were holding a basket at his side, and has an uncanny stance and bat speed that allows him to flick the ball to all fields.
		Clemente's dream is a vibrant one, rich in textures far beyond the dreary fl and white landscape of a time when a man was judged by his skin color or the name on the back of his jersey.
	www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/2002/vol6n14/RobertoClemente-en.shtml (4084 words)

	Roberto Clemente -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a (additional info and facts about Major League Baseball) Major League Baseball (The person who plays right field) right fielder and right-handed batter.
		Clemente was born in (The area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina) Carolina, (A self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico) Puerto Rico, the youngest of four children.
		Clemente was also posthumously awarded the (additional info and facts about Presidential Medal of Freedom) Presidential Medal of Freedom.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/roberto_clemente.htm (507 words)

	Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Roberto Clemente Walker was born in Barrio San Anton in Carolina, Puerto Rico, August 18, 1934.
		Roberto was going to personally see to it that the victims received the much needed supplies.
		One of Roberto's dreams, the Roberto Clemente Sports City, is one part of the legacy he left behind.
	www.robertoclemente21.com /Biography/biography.html (420 words)

	The Great Roberto Clemente - Latino Legends in Sports
		Born in small barrio San Anton in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente was the youngest of seven children and was raised in a modest home with mother Luisa and father Melchor.
		Clemente only won one MVP crown (1966) during a decade (the 60's) which he dominated so thoroughly -- ironically is was the one season he was not the best hitter in the National League.
		Roberto Clemente was not only a great player on the field, but he was a greater person off the field.
	www.latinosportslegends.com /clemente.htm (1549 words)

	Project Club Clemente
		Clemente's 30th anniversary in the year 2002, the “A Clemente Memoriam” was awarded for performing a good deed consistent with the spirit of humanitarian action exemplified by the late Mr.
		Clemente came to bat against the New York Mets and got his 3,000th hit at his last regular season at-bat, to become the eleventh member of the Club.
		Roberto Clemente Walker is the “Gatekeeper” of the 3,000 Hit Club and that job will always be his title quite fitting for a man whose life and legacy has opened many doors.
	www.pclubclemente.org (1004 words)

	caplesrobertoclemente
		Roberto Clemente excelled at both baseball and ran track while he went to high school, and was seriously considered for the Puerto Rican Olympic team in 1952.
		Roberto was going to take her to a baseball game for their first date, but it was rained out.
		When Roberto heard what was going on he was furious, and decided to accompany the next planeload of supplies to Managua and supervise their distribution himself.
	www.acsc.net /klsipes/caplesrobertoclemente.htm (1294 words)

	Roberto Clemente
		Clemente excelled in sports at an early age and won medals in the javelin throw and short-distance races.
		By now Clemente was considered to be one of the greatest outfielders of his day.
		Roberto Clemente had a big heart and was always helping other people.
	www.harcourtschool.com /activity/biographies/clemente (341 words)

	MSN Encarta - Roberto Clemente
		Clemente, Roberto (1934-1972), Puerto Rican professional baseball player, the first Hispanic player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (1973).
		At the end of the 1953 season he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers, but in 1954 the last-placed Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Clemente from the Dodgers.
		Clemente was voted the most valuable player in the National League (NL) in 1966, the same year his peers named him outstanding player of the year.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761555697/Roberto_Clemente.html (209 words)

	Roberto Clemente (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Robert Walker Clemente was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico on August 18, 1934.
		Roberto Clemente was a descendent of both African and Spanish ancestors.
		Roberto signed with the Dodgers in 1953, but was drafted as the number one pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1954.
	esperstamps.org /aa14.htm (299 words)

	Clemente, Roberto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Roberto Clemente, a Puerto Rican athlete, was one of the greatest baseball players in history.
		Clemente, who played right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates, won fame for his fielding, throwing, and hitting.
		Clemente was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973 in a special election, without the traditional waiting period of five years after a player has retired.
	www.worldbook.com /features/cinco/html/clemente.htm (167 words)

	United States of America Congressional Gold Medal Roberto Walker Clemente
		Roberto Clemente was born on August 18, 1934 in Puerto Rico.
		Roberto was not an only child; he was one out of five children in his family.
		Roberto Clemente died on December 31, 1972 in a plane crash.
	www.congressionalgoldmedal.com /RobertoClemente.htm (335 words)

	Oakland: People: Roberto Clemente
		That play Clemente made in the eighth inning is why he is the greatest player in the game today.
		But Roberto Clemente is the only player in the game today who will make that play in a meaningless game the last week of the season.
		And nobody quite combines a running catch, a whirl and a throw the way Clemente does--so that he is occasionally photographed suspended sideways in the air, about four feet above the ground, releasing a lightning bolt.
	www.clpgh.org /exhibit/neighborhoods/oakland/oak_n102.html (276 words)

	The Baseball Guru - ROBERTO CLEMENTE WALKER by Bruce Markusen
		The son of Puerto Rican sugar cane plantation workers, Roberto Clemente was born on August 18, 1934 in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
		Clemente’s whipping bat speed helped him capture National League batting crowns in 1961, ’64, ’65 and ’67, and his powerful throwing arm and quickness afoot aided him in winning 12 consecutive Gold Glove awards.
		Clemente, who involved himself in many charitable community efforts, laid the groundwork for the building of the “Roberto Clemente Sports City,” an athletic complex for Puerto Rican youngsters.
	baseballguru.com /markusen/analysismarkusen04.html (544 words)

	National Postal Museum to feature Roberto Clemente Walker
		Clemente was first honored with an appearance on a U.S. stamp on Aug. 17, 1984; and as a tremendous recognition of his enduring character, he was chosen again as a stamp subject just last year, appearing in the recently released "Legends of Baseball" series.
		This is ensured through the postal service's 10-year waiting policy, which says that an individual (excepting U.S. presidents) may only be considered for this honor a decade after his or her death To be celebrated on a stamp even once is an extraordinary honor, but to be celebrated twice is a remarkable acknowledgment.
		Born in Carolina, Puerto Rico on Aug. 18, 1934, Clemente was a number one draft pick chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1954.
	www.hispanianews.com /archive/2001/April13/04.htm (545 words)

	Puerto Rico' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Clemente was a 12 time gold glove winner, and the 11th player in major league history to get 3,000 hits.
		On December 31, 1972 Clemente was flying relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua when his life ended in a dreadful plane crash.
		In 1973 Clemente became the first Hispanic to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
	www.louisville.edu /k-12/trinity/Web_pages_97/hispanics/puerto.html (247 words)

	Roberto Clemente (Robert) Biografía
		Roberto Clemente fue conocido por el mote de "Momen" durante su vida por los familiares y amigos de la comarca, se lo debe a su hermana Rosa que en una ocasión pronunció ese sobrenombre quedando así Clemente bautizado.
		Roberto fue un gran padre, buen hijo, buen hermano y buen esposo.
		Clemente estuvo aquejado de lesiones en la espalda durante toda su carrera, como resultado de una espina dorsal artrítica ocasionada por un accidente automovilístico.
	espanol.geocities.com /elpelotero_online/biografextran/robert.htm (2052 words)

	Roberto Clemente (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Roberto Clemente Walker was born in Barrio San Anton in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
		On New Years Eve, 1972 Roberto was in a plane that went down off the coast of Puerto Rico, on the way to Nicaragua to see that the people there would get food and supplies from being shaken by earthquakes.
		Roberto Clemente Walker was 38 years old when he died.
	pubpages.unh.edu /~barretth/project/clemente.html (181 words)

	St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Roberto Clemente
		Clemente, who first came to the Pirates in 1955, died at age 38, on New Year's Eve 1972,; while attempting to airlift relief supplies from his native Puerto Rico to Nicaraguan earthquake victims.
		Clemente really did not earn national acclaim until 1971, when he awed the baseball world while starring in the World Series, hitting.414, and leading his team to a come-from-behind championship over the favored Baltimore Orioles.
		Furthermore, Clemente was keenly aware of his roots, and his ethnicity; he even insisted that his three sons (who were two, five, and six when he died) be born in Puerto Rico.
	www.findarticles.com /g1epc/bio/2419200231/p1/article.jhtml (1196 words)

	One more push to realize Clemente's dream of Sports City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		No, this isn't what Roberto Clemente had flaming in his heart when he fancied a Ciudad Deportiva, a sports city.
		Clemente had the concept but never drafted a workable plan or committed his considerable energies and clout to make it happen.
		In the beginning, Vera Clemente was given 233 acres of wetlands covered with vegetation and a $25,000 grant from the government.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04229/362393.stm (1293 words)

	A Few Roberto Memories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Puerto Rican Winter League has dedicated this season to the memory of Roberto, and by league mandate, the number 21 has been retired in perpetuity and will not be worn again in the winter league by any player.
		Roberto wore #21 because his full name - Roberto Walker Clemente - had 21 letters.
		Roberto Clemente, the very soul of the Pittsburgh Pirates for nearly 20 years, was dead.
	www.toptown.com /hp/66/RobertoMemories.htm (581 words)

	Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Pittsburg Pirates Roberto Walker Clemente
		Though Clemente was born Roberto Clemente Walker, he was known throughout his baseball career as Roberto Clemente.
		Clemente died tragically on December 31, 1972, when he and four others boarded a small DC-7 to deliver food, clothing and medicine to Nicaragua, to aid victims of a devastating earthquake.
		Clemente, who headed the Puerto Rican relief effort, and the four others died when the four-engine plane, with a questionable past and an overload of cargo, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.
	www.medaloffreedom.com /RobertoWalkerClemente.htm (2892 words)

	Termpapers on Roberto Clemente
		Roberto Clemente Walker was born in Barrio San Anton, Puerto Rico, August 18, 1934.
		Roberto Clemente's legacy is continued by his wife Vera, Luis Roberto and Roberto Enrique, who have been instrumental in continuing Roberto's Dream.
		The impact Roberto Clemente made as a baseball player and a person has not been forgotten.
	www.custompapers.net /research/Roberto_Clemente-106745.html (172 words)

	Clemente, Roberto Walker. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		He played his entire major league career with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1955–72) and was the mainspring of their successes for 18 years.
		A right fielder, Clemente was capable of throwing out a runner from his knees.
		He had a lifetime batting average of.317 and hit 240 home runs.
	www.bartleby.com /65/cl/Clemente.html (123 words)

	ipedia.com: Roberto Clemente Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Roberto Clemente Walker was a Major League Baseball right fielder and right-handed batter.
		He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1973, being the first Hispanic American to be selected, and the only exception since the otherwise mandatory five-year post-retirement waiting period was instituted in 1954.
		Roberto Clemente was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
	www.ipedia.com /roberto_clemente.html (323 words)

	Baseball Hall of Fame corrects Roberto Clemente's Plaque (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A change to Roberto Clemente's plaque in Cooperstown.
		So the Hall of Fame is correcting the cultural oversight and changing it to Roberto Clemente Walker.
		Clemente, who was killed in a plane crash while delivering supplies to earthquake-ravaged Nicaragua on New Year's Eve nearly 30 years ago, was inducted posthumously into the Hall of Fame in 1973 as Roberto Walker Clemente.
	www.latinosportslegends.com /Clemente's_plaque_is_corrected-92200.htm (208 words)

	Roberto Clemente
		Clemente's death shocked the world as well as the people of Puerto Rico, where a three-day mourning period was declared.
		On Aug. 6, 1973, Clemente, who had a lifetime.317 average with 240 homers and 1,305 RBI, was honorably inducted into the Hall.
		One of his dreams, the Roberto Clemente Sports City, is one part of the legacy he left behind.
	www.freeessays.cc /db/46/sjf112.shtml (1282 words)

	Remembering Roberto Clemente on New Year’s Eve \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Clemente's teammates in Pittsburgh, who were enjoying the New Year’s Eve party at Stargell’s house, went from a loud and festive bunch to a silenced group of men relegated to an emotional ebb.
		Roberto’s youngest kid, who told his father not to go on the plane since he dreamt it would crash, lost a great role model.
		Clemente still lives in the hearts of many and is an international hero for all.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/submit/Attiyeh_Mike5.stm (1411 words)

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