Roberto Clemente Net Worth is
$1.3 Million

Mini Biography

Roberto Clemente Walker was created in Barrio San Anton in Carolina, Puerto Rico, August 18, 1934. The youngest of four kids, Roberto excelled in monitor and field, earning medals in the javelin toss and short range races. Nevertheless, his real like was football. He performed amateur football with Juncos Two times A Golf club and soon continued to play using the Santurce Crabbers in the Puerto Rican Winter season Little league. From Santurce he authorized using the Brooklyn Dodgers and was designated to play for his or her top affiliate marketer, the Montreal Royals. In 1954, the Pittsburgh Pirates obtained Roberto using the #1# 1 pick out from the draft, that was awarded towards the Pirates. Clemente became a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955, where he performed his whole eighteen year Main League Baseball profession from 1955 to 1972. Roberto performed in two Globe Series, batting .310 in 1960 and .414 in 1971. He was the Country wide League Batting Champ four instances, was granted 12 Yellow metal Gloves, selected Country wide Little league MVP in 1966 and was selected as the MVP in the 1971 Globe Series. On November 14, 1964, he wedded Vera Cristina Zabala in Carolina, Puerto Rico. That they had three sons: Roberto Clemente Jr., Luis Roberto and Roberto Enrique. Pleased with his history Roberto insisted that Vera provide birth to all or any three sons in Puerto Rico. The kids had been six, five and two, respectively, when their father fulfilled his untimely loss of life. New Year’s Eve, Dec 31, 1997 marked the 25th Wedding anniversary of the tragic aircraft crash. The aircraft was acquiring medical, meals and clothing products to earthquake stricken Nicaragua. Vera and close friends begged him never to consider the trip (bad weather and an unpredictable cargo aircraft) but Roberto was identified. He was infuriated that the prior supplies hadn’t made it towards the victims. Roberto would personally ensure the victims received the essential supplies. Sadly, the plane transpired off the coastline of Puerto Rico. Roberto’s body was under no circumstances found. Just weeks after Roberto became a member of an elite band of players with 3,000 strikes, he was eliminated. months later on he was the 1st Latino inducted into the Football Hall of Popularity. Dec 31, 2002 marked the 30th Wedding anniversary since his regrettable death but still today Roberto is remembered among the greatest sports athletes and humanitarians ever. Among Roberto’s dreams, the Roberto Clemente Sports activities City, is definitely one area of the legacy he left out. People to Carolina, Puerto Rico are greeted with a twelve feet statue because they enter a 304 acre sports activities complicated. Roberto Clemente’s legacy is definitely continuing by his wife Vera, Luis Roberto and Roberto Enrique, who’ve been instrumental in carrying on Roberto’s Fantasy. Today Roberto Clemente is recognized as one of the biggest Latino Football players to ever play the overall game of Football. Like Jackie Robinson many folks are trying to possess his quantity retired from Football.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Roberto Clemente
Died	December 31, 1972, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Height	1.8 m
Weight	79 kg
Profession	Baseball player
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Spouse	Vera Cristina Zabala
Children	Roberto Clemente Jr., Roberto Enrique Walker, Luis Roberto Walker
Parents	Luisa Walker, Don Melchor Clemente
Siblings	Rosa Oquendo, Anairis Clemente, Andres Clemente, Osvaldo Clemente, Justino Clemente
Awards	National League Most Valuable Player Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom