Roberto Clemente: The Man Who Changed The World

Roberto Clemente “He made the word ‘superstar’ seem inadequate. And what a wonderfully great person he was.” Roberto Clemente’s loving soul changed the world. He will never be forgotten. Roberto is the best, and kindest baseball player to ever come out of Puerto Rico. Roberto Clemente had been hard working ever since childhood. Roberto Enrique Walker Clemente was born on August 18, 1934 in Carolina, Puerto Rico. He was the youngest of six siblings. He was born during The Great Depression. He grew up in a family with poverty. Even though they didn’t have much, his parents still made sure they provided for their family every day. Roberto Clemente once worked for 3 straight years to get a bicycle. He carried heavy milk cans and ran errands for his neighbors, until he finally …show more content…
Many days he would be late for dinner because he found a baseball game to play in. But one night when he was late, his mother took his baseball bat, built a fire, and then threw it in the fire to teach him a lesson. He pulled out the scorched bat and he had learned his lesson. Roberto was never late again. Roberto Clemente went to Julio Vizcarrondo Coronado High School. He never attended college because he went straight to the MLB. Roberto Clemente’s hard work ethic made him shine brighter than his peers. Roberto Clemente had a very accomplished career. He won many awards in his seventeen year career. He won the Gold Glove twelve years straight from 1961-1972. He was selected an All-Star fifteen times. Four times he was crowned the NL Batting Champion. During the 1966 season, he won the NL MVP. Roberto won The World Series twice with the Pirates, and he won World Series MVP in 1971. Roberto Clemente hit a double for his 3,000th career hit. This would also end up being his last. Shortly after his death, Roberto was selected as a first ballot Hall of Famer. The rule was that you had to wait five years to be inducted, but they