Roberto Clemente Height, Weight, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Facts, Biography

Roberto Clemente was a Puerto Rican professional baseball right fielder and social worker who is known for his stint with the Pittsburgh Pirates during which he played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).

Roberto Clemente Quick Info
HeightFive ft Eleven in
Weight77 kg
Date of BirthAugust 18, 1934
Zodiac SignLeo
Eye ColorDark Brown

Roberto Clemente was a Puerto Rican skilled baseball proper fielder and social employee who is known for his stint with the Pittsburgh Pirates all through which he played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).

Born Name

Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker

Nick Name

Bob, Momen

Age

He was once born on August 18, 1934.

Died

At the age of 38, he died in a Douglas DC-7 cargo airplane crash in Isla Verde, Carolina, Puerto Rico on December 31, 1972.

Sun Sign

Leo

Born Place

Barrio San Antón, Carolina, Puerto Rico

Nationality

Puerto Rican

Education

Roberto Clemente studied at Julio Vizcarrondo Coronado High School positioned in Carolina.

Occupation

Professional Baseball Player, Social Worker

Family

  • Father – Melchor Clemente (Worked as foreman of sugar crops positioned within the municipality)
  • Mother – Luisa Walker
  • Siblings – Roberto Clemente had 6 older siblings.

Build

Athletic

Height

Five feet 11 in or 180.Five cm

Weight

77 kg or 169.Five lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Roberto Clemente had dated –

  • Vera Zabala (1964-1972) – He married philanthropist, Vera Zabala, on November 14, 1964, at San Fernando Church in Carolina. The duo was blessed with 3 sons – Roberto Jr. (b. 1965), Luis Roberto (b. 1966), and Roberto Enrique (b. 1969).

    • Race / Ethnicity

    Mixed (Black and Hispanic)

    Roberto Clemente was once of African-Puerto Rican descent.

    Hair Color

    Black

    Eye Color

    Dark Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    • Deep-set eyes

    Roberto Clemente Facts

  • He were given enlisted within the United States Marine Corps right through the 1958-59 off-season and used to be inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.
  • In 1973, Roberto Clemente changed into the first Latin American and Caribbean participant to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
  • Major League Baseball has been presenting the Roberto Clemente Award every year since 1971 to athletes with outstanding baseball playing talents who're personally serious about neighborhood paintings.
  • As his airplane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, Clemente’s body was once by no means recovered.
  • Roberto Clemente used to be just right pals with Manny Sanguillén, a Panamanian former skilled baseball participant, who did not attend his funeral and, instead, dove into the waters where Clemente’s aircraft had crashed so to find his teammate.
  • Roberto Clemente has been an inspiration in the back of several initiatives together with Chasing 3000 (a film), DC-7: The Roberto Clemente Story (a bilingual musical), Baseball’s Last Hero: 21 Clemente Stories (biographical sports film), Clemente: The Passion and charm of Baseball’s Last Hero (book by way of David Maraniss), and Roberto Clemente: A Video Tribute to One of Baseball’s Greatest Players and a True Humanitarian (documentary)

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