Roberto Clemente English Project

Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 December 31, 1972) was a professional baseball player and a Major League Baseball right fielder. He was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the youngest of seven children. On November 14, 1964, he married Vera Zabala at San Fernando Church in Carolina. The couple had three children: Roberto Jr., Luis Roberto and Enrique Roberto. He began his professional career playing with the Santurce Crabbers in the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League (LBBPR). While he was playing in Puerto Rico, the Brooklyn Dodgers offered him a contract to play with the Montreal Royals. Clemente accepted the offer and was active with the team until he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Major League Baseball draft that took place on November 22, 1954.

Clemente played eighteen seasons in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1972, all with Pittsburgh. He was awarded the National Leagues Most Valuable Player Award in 1966. During the course of his career, Clemente was selected to participate in the league's All Star Game on twelve occasions. He won twelve Gold Glove Awards and led the league in batting average four different seasons. He was involved in charity work both in Puerto Rico and other Latin American countries, often delivering baseball equipment and food to them. He died in an aviation accident on December 31, 1972, while en route to deliver aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. His body was never recovered. He was elected to the Hall of Fame posthumously in 1973, thus becoming the first Latin American to be selected and the only current Hall of Famer for whom the mandatory five year waiting period was waived since the wait was instituted in 1954. Clemente is also the first Hispanic to win a World Series as a starter (1960), win a league MVP award (1966) and win a World Series MVP award (1971).
Roberto was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico to Melchor Clemente and Luisa Walker. He was the youngest of seven siblings, having five brothers and one sister. During his childhood, Don Melchor worked as foreman of the sugar crops located in the municipality.The familys resources were limited and Roberto had to work to earn money; this work included delivering milk cans to the familys neighbors. Clemente demonstrated interest in baseball early in his life and would often play against neighboring barrios. He studied in Vizcarondo High School, a public school located in Carolina. During his first year in high school, he was recruited by Roberto Marin to play softball with the Sello Rojo team; Marin had taken interest in Clemente when he saw him playing baseball in Barrio San Anton. He was with the team two years, playing shortstop. Clemente joined Puerto Ricos amateur league when he was sixteen years old; while there, he played for the Ferdinand Juncos team, which represented the municipality of Juncos.

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[GothicMuffinz]

thx paola coral and alejandro for commenting, and i editedso it has more info in the description,

[Cudaman1157]

One of the greatest players of all time. Great vid. Had to watch it in mute though.

[sarrax123]

@sarrax123 err i meant 73

[sarrax123]

nice vid...but Clemente was inducted into the HoF in 1975 not 55

[soulkid81]

He also played for the dodger but didnt play a single game

[GreenIrishBoy]

You fortgot to put his birth date and you need to add more information about him. But the video was cool and... I LIKED THE SONGS!!! lol XD

[videogirl9987]

i liked it but there were to much pictures and images than the information asked by the teacher *good job though*

Paola Rodriguez Nigaglioni

8-4

[coralgothgirl]

Pretty cool ,but i think that you didnt put alot of information :D

-Coral