Roberto Clemente

Roberto Clemente was a famous pirates player who is remembered for his activism and humanitarianism. He was a Puerto Rican who loved his homeland and family. He wanted his wife to go to Puerto Rico while she was pregnant so his children could be born in Puerto Rico. He was a great humanitarian and helped people whenever he could He was also one of the first Spanish people in baseball which was a white person's sport at the time. He was an activist who fought for rights for him and others like him

essay I will briefly explain who and why Roberto Clemente is my hero. Roberto Clemente was one of the greatest baseball players of all time and also one of the most humanitarian people that has stepped on the field. Clemente owned several charity foundations in Puerto Rico supporting minor rights. He died in a tragic airplane crash when he was on his way to Nicaragua bringing supplies to all the survivors of the Earthquake in 1972. I consider Roberto Clemente my hero for three reasons: his origin

Roberto Clemente lived a short life, but what was his life as a baseball player like? When Clemente tragically died in a plane crash it was December 31, 1972, and he was only thirty-eight years of age. His death occurred on his way to Nicaragua delivering supplies for the survivors of an earthquake. To this day, many people do not know Clemente’s story, but it is important that such a story of a selfless, kind-hearted man is shared. Roberto Clemente grew up in Carolina, Puerto Rico. He was born

Roberto Clemente was born in Barrio San Antón, Carolina, Puerto Rico, his father was Don Melchor Clemente and his mother was Doña Luisa Walker. Roberto was the youngest of 7 siblings; Clemente had 4 older brothers and 2 older sisters. Throughout Roberto’s childhood, his father worked as foreman of sugar crops located in the city. Because the family's incomes were restricted, Clemente worked along his father, loading and unloading the trucks. Clemente demonstrate curiosity in the of baseball when

Paragraph 1 Planning Roberto Clemente comes from very humble beginnings. Roberto clemente was born on aug. 18, 1934 in Puerto Rico in San Anton Barrio. His parents were Louisa Walker and Melchor and had six siblings. His parents were hard-working, Clemente's father worked in the sugarcane and construction area and Clemente's mother was a laundress and gave food to the construction people and cane workers. Roberto's parents taught the siblings and Roberto about not being ashamed of being poor. Even

Roberto Clemente was born on August 18, 1934 in Carolina, Puerto Rico. He was the youngest child of seven children, born to Luisa Walker and Don Melchor Clemente. He was no stranger to hardship in his early years; he had to work in the fields with his father due to limited resources at home. Clemente excelled as a baseball player in his early years; he was playing in the Puerto Rican Baseball League at the age of 17. It only took him one year in the Puerto Rican league to become a starter for his

Bishop Noll Institute Roberto Clemente Tybolt Meyer Theology Hour 3 Mr. Castaneda December 5, 2016 Roberto Clemente My five page paper is on a famous baseball star named Roberto Clemente. As he was very talented, he also cared and loved for everyone. He would help those in need and enjoy it too. All around Roberto Clemente was a wonderful man. In these next five pages I will be talking about his life and how he was a good samaritan throughout his life. Roberto Clemente was born in the summer

Roberto Clemente was born on August 18, 1934 to Melchor and Luisa Clemente. He was the youngest out of seven children. His dad was a sugarcane foreman and Roberto sometimes would bring water to the workers on the field. As a boy he was good at sports. He excelled in baseball and javelin throwing. He was so good at both he had a choice to make: he could either represent Puerto Rico at the 1952 olympics or he could play baseball for the professional Santurce baseball team. He chose to play baseball

Clemente, Roberto Walker (1934-1972), Puerto Rican professional baseball player, the first Hispanic player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (1973) and the second player to be honored on a United States postage stamp.      Roberto Clemente Walker was born in Barrio San Anton in Carolina, Puerto Rico, August 18, 1934. The youngest of four children, Roberto excelled in track and field, winning medals in the javelin throw and short distance races. However, his real love was

Roberto Clemente, born August 18, 1934 in Carolina, Puerto Rico, is the first Hispanic American player to hit 3,000 hits in a major league career. Clemente led the major league four times in batting and even made Hall of Fame. In 1956, he hit an astonishing .311, but he struggled with all of his injuries. In 1960, he hit a .314 batting average, and the following year, he led the league with a .351 batting average. That same year he hit 23 homers, and won his first out of 12 Gold Glove Awards for