Roberto Clemente

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Roberto Clemente

• Biggest Heart Ever

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Birthplace/Dates of Life

• Barrio San Anton, Puerto Rico, August 18
• August 18,1934 December 31,1972

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Early Childhood

• Youngest of 4 children
• Family was poor
• Loved baseball playing in the sandlots
• Very hard worker as a kid by delivering milk and
  other jobs to earn money for his family

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Middle Childhood/Early Adult Life

• Roberto was excellent at track and field in high
  school
• A local baseball scout for the Santure Crabbers
  saw Robertos amazing arm strength and powerful
  hitting and offered him a baseball contract

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Family Life

• Roberto had a wife named Vera Christina Zabala
• Three sons named Roberto Jr., Louise, and
  Enqurice

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Obstacles Roberto Clementehad to Overcome

• Being black
• Speaking Puertorican, not English
• Many people called him buddy instead of using
  his name, which he thought that was an insult
• People misjudging him as different because of
  being Hispanic

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Important Accomplishments/Awards

• 12 Gold Gloves
• 12 All-Star appearances
• 3,000 hits
• 2 World Series rings
• 1 MVP award
• First Latino player in the baseball Hall of Fame

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Why a Hero

• Roberto did a lot of charity work
• On December 31,1972, Roberto wanted to take
  supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua
• His overloaded cargo plane crashed at take off
  into the waters of Puerto Rico
• Roberto was killed and his body was never found

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Why I Think Roberto Clemente is a Hero

• Roberto died trying to help other people
• Roberto was a role model who led by example
• He always cared about other people that he
  didnt know

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Other Interesting Facts

• Roberto wanted a sports complex for kids who
  could not afford to go to a regular complex
• Roberto's last hit was his 3,000 hit before he
  died

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A Quote

• Any time you can help someone and you don't,
  you are just wasting your time on earth.