Roberto Clemente Walker

Life

Roberto Clemente was born on August 18, 1934 in Carolina, Puerto Rico, and was the youngest of 7 children. His family's resources were limited, so he had to work for money. He delivered milk cans to his family's neighbors. When he was young, he tried raising money to make a fence to protect his school. He also rescued a man from a burning car. He often showed interest in baseball when he played with his friends, and was recruited by his dad to play softball with the Sello Rojo team. On November 14, 1964, he married Vera Zabala, and had three children: Roberto Jr., Luis Roberto, and Enrique Roberto. He died on October 3, 1972, while delivering goods to the capital city of Nicaragua which had recently been affected by and earthquake.

Baseball Career

Roberto Clemente played on the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 to 1972. He was the first ever Latino person to get inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame on March 20, 1973, getting 92% of the votes. He was selected for the All-Star team 15 times, won the World Series twice, won the Gold Glove 12 times, was the 1966 NL MVP, 1971 World Series MVP, 1971 Babe Ruth Award winner, and had his number retired. His lifetime batting average was .317, had exactly 3,000 hits, 240 home runs, and 1,305 runs batted in. He was also the first ever person to hit 3 triples in a game, and has the most hits in two consecutive games, at 10.

What a Hero is to Me

A hero to me is someone who does something that no one else has done before or always tries to do their best for themselves and the others. Roberto Clemente did both. He was the first Latino person to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, and died doing something for others. I would be very proud of myself if i was the first Latino person to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, or even have the chance to play at that high of a level. I would also be proud to die doing something for others. One of his most famous quotes was: "Any time you have an opportunity to make a difference in this world and you don't, then you are wasting your time on Earth"