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Roberto Clemente was born on August 18th 1934 in Barrio San Antón, Carolina, Puerto Rico.
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Clemente's professional career began when Pedrín Zorilla offered Clemente, 18, a contract which he signed on October 9, 1952, with the Cangrejeros de Santurce
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Clemente moved to Montreal to play with the Montreal Royals after signing with the Dodgers on February 19, 1954.
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a scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates, noticed that Clemente was being used as a bench player for the Royals and discussed the possibility of drafting Clemente to the Pittsburgh Pirates with the team's manager, Max Macon.[8] Clemente hit .257 in 87 games that summer. The Pirates selected Clemente as the first selection of the rookie draft that took place on November 22, 1954.
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Clemente joined the Marine corps in the winter of 1959. He was a private first class, but left in September of 1964.
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On November 14th 1964 Roberto married Vera Zabala at San Fernando Church in Carolina.
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On december 31st 1972 clemente died in a plain crash when going to managua to help victims of an earthquake.
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On march 30th 1973 Roberto Clemente was inducted into the baseball hall of fame
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On april 6th 1973 Clemente's uniform number was retired by the Pirates.
