Clemente, Roberto, 1934-1972
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Roberto Clemente was born in Puerto Rico on August 18, 1934. He relocated to the mainland United States in 1954 after playing two years of Puerto Rican baseball. After a short stint with the Montreal Royals, he was singed by the Pittsburgh Pirates. While on the Pirates he experienced racism from teammates and media. In 1958, Clemente joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve; he was a private first class in the Marine Corps Reserve until September 1964. While on a charity mission to deliver aid to Nicaragua after an earthquake, the plane Clemente was on crashed on December 31, 1972. Since 1971, Major League Baseball has presented the Roberto Clemente Award every year to a player with outstanding baseball playing skills who is personally involved in community work.
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Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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referencedIn | Honorable Discharge | National Archives at St. Louis | |
referencedIn | Letter from Brigadier General A. Larson to United States Senator Hugh Scott | National Archives at St. Louis | |
referencedIn | Letter from Former State Senator John M. Walker to United States Senator Hugh Scott | National Archives at St. Louis | |
referencedIn | Military and Civilian Occupational Specialties and Education Form for Roberto Clemente Walker | National Archives at St. Louis | |
referencedIn | Official Military Personnel File for Roberto Clemente Walker | National Archives at St. Louis | |
referencedIn | Official Military Personnel File of Roberto C. Walker (Roberto Clemente) | National Archives at St. Louis | |
referencedIn | Service Record for Roberto Clemente Walker | National Archives at St. Louis |
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associatedWith | Black, Joe, 1924- |
memberOf | Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) |
associatedWith | Catelinet, Philip B. |
associatedWith | Communist Party of the United States of America. |
associatedWith | Hank Aaron 1934 - . |
associatedWith | Lasorda, Tommy |
memberOf | Montreal Royals (Baseball team) |
memberOf | Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team) |
associatedWith | Rickey, Branch, 1881-1965. |
associatedWith | Scott, Hugh, 1900-1994 |
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Birth 1934-08-18
Death 1972-12-31
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Americans
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Clemente Walker, Roberto Enrique, 1934-1972
Momen, 1934-1972
Walker, Roberto Clemente, 1934-1972
Clemente Walker, Roberto, 1934-1972
クレメンテ, ロベルト, 1934-1972
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