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Roberto Clemente — Puerto Rican Athlete born on August 18, 1934, died on December 31, 1972

Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. Clemente spent eighteen Major League Baseball seasons playing in the National League as a right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, becoming the first Latin American and Caribbean player to be enshrined. His death established the precedent that, as an alternative to the five-year retirement period, a deceased player for at least six months is eligible for entry into the Hall of Fame... (wikipedia)