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Baseball great, family man, humanitarian—the life and enduring legacy of Roberto Clemente, as told by his family.
With a swift bat and fierce athleticism, Roberto Clemente intimidated major league pitchers for eighteen seasons, compiling three thousand hits. His legs were among the quickest of his era. His throwing arm was one of the strongest, gunning down base runners from right field with incredible frequency. He would spend a career fighting for respect and finally achieve it after a historic World Series performance and a second half of a career that would have him mentioned with greats like Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Mickey Mantle.
But what Roberto Clemente did off the field made him an equally great humanitarian. One of the first athletes who understood how the power of sports could be used to transform not just a handful of lives but many thousands of them, he would die following his heart and conscience by helping others. Clemente was on an aircraft loaded with supplies for an earthquake-stricken Nicaragua when the plane crashed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Forty years after that tragic day, the widow and sons of this regal athlete and consummate humanitarian open up for the first time about the husband and father they lost. Featuring an extensive array of rare and never-before-seen photos of Clemente on the field and off, this powerful memoir tells his inspiring story from the voices of those who knew him best.
INCLUDES PHOTOS
- Sales Rank: #986997 in eBooks
- Published on: 2013-09-24
- Released on: 2013-09-24
- Format: Kindle eBook
From Booklist
Roberto Clemente got his three-thousandth hit in his last at-bat of the last regular-season game of 1972. On December 31, 1972, he was killed in a plane crash delivering aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. He was 38 He was enshrined in baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1973. Clemente was, as the scouts like to say, a “five-tool” player who could hit, throw, field, run, and hit with power. Though this tribute to him by his family touches on all the important baseball topics, its focus is on Clemente as a husband, father, teammate, and humanitarian. Roberto and his wife, Vera, met in Clementes native Puerto Rico in 1964. He was famous, and she was shy. It worked out well. He was a devoted family man, and, though he loved playing baseball, he felt his fame and fortune were wasted unless he used them in the service of the less fortunate. There are dozens of black-and-white photographs included here, many previously unseen, from the family’s private collection, and they evocatively illustrate the text. A striking tribute to a remarkable man. --Wes Lukowsky
About the Author
Vera, Roberto Jr., Luis, and Ricky Clemente live in Texas and Puerto Rico and continue to preserve the memory of the loving husband and inspiring father they knew best and the selfless person and epic baseball player the world will never forget. Together as a family, they founded the Roberto Clemente Foundation to help disadvantaged youths. Vera is currently the Goodwill Ambassador for Major League Baseball.
Mike Freeman is a writer for CBSSports.com. This is his seventh book. He lives in New Jersey.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Enjoying It
By Louis Panesi
I bought the Kindle version yesterday (9/24/13) and I'm about 3/4 through it. Tons of pictures. I've seen a lot of Clemente pictures but there still some here that I have never seen, (family pictures).
The book is different because you are hearing stories about Clemente from people that knew him. I've read a lot of books on Clemente and I have seen most of the documentaries on him, but there is still a lot of things in this book that I have not heard before.
You finally hear from Enrique (Ricky) the youngest son. I have not seen or heard from him before. He never attended tributes in Pittsburgh like his mom and brothers. It turns out that the reason is because he is afraid to fly; understandable.
There is one story that I have never heard in any book about Clemente. It is also not in this book. It was not in the Maraniss book either. In either 1970 or 1971 Clemente got a hit at home that made him pass Pie Traynor as the all time Pirate leader. I was at the game. Art McKennan announced it over the P.A. and everyone gave him a standing ovation. Clemente never acknowledged the fans. He kept his head down looking at the ground. After the game a reporter asked him why he did that? Was he mad at the fans for something? Here was his answer; "Pie Traynor was my friend. I take no pleasure in beating his record".
I passed that story on to Bud Selig a few years ago (in a letter) and he wrote back to me. He loved that story and wrote that he had also never heard it before. In future books I hope that they tell that story.
In the book you find out that Roberto Jr. has had to deal with his name. Everywhere he went all anyone wanted to do was talk about his father. He understood why and he was always polite and thankful to the person but it also made it hard for him to be his own person. Can you imagine going through life with that name? How could you possibly live up to it?
You do not have to be a Clemente fan to enjoy this book. It is easy to read and you will see a side of Clemente that most people have never known.
I do not want to use Roberto's name cavalierly. He was my whole childhood. I would go to Forbes Field with my binoculars and just stare at him the whole game while he was in right field. I've often wondered how I would react if I met one of his sons. It would be very emotional for me. I would tell them those stories. I wrote a book about my life and I talk about Roberto in my book and the impact he made on my life.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
Superb in every way. A must for Clemente fans and baseball fans in general
By A. Hogan
One of the true thrills of my childhood was seeing, up close many great athletes. None left a higher impression, nor more of a legacy of decency as did Roberto Clemente. Few athletes have had the presence of Roberto Clemente. There have been even less that have had the impact he left. The great Roberto was a magnificent athlete, with a a baseball IQ in the stratosphere.His off field accomplishments ,perhaps, dwarf his particular brand of genius on the diamond.This book, beautifully presented, richly illustrated,with texts by various members of the Clemente family ,is as loving and moving a tribute as i have yet encountered .Many many photographs of the family and of him in various stages of his career, most of which I have never seen previously{Roberto is one of my heroes, and I have collected most everything written on him}The printing and binding are first rate.I was touched, deeply, by the words of Mrs Vera Clemente and her sons.A wonderful tribute from a wife and children to a man whose influence only seems greater as the years pass.Perhaps we will never see his like again. Then again, we never saw it before him, either. HUGELY RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!!!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
A Sigificant Addition to Your Collection of Books on Roberto Clemente
By Bill Emblom
This book has been written by the Clemente family and contains thoughts and opinions of family members and others who knew him very well. I believe the strength of the book lies in the numerous photographs, many of which are in color that I haven't seen in other places. None of the photos contain captions, but if you have followed baseball you will be able to recognize most of his teammates in the photos. If you have read David Maraniss's book on Clemente and other biographies you undoubtedly will come across stories found there as well. The book is a quick read with the reflections on Roberto's three sons, his wife Vera, and others who played a significant part in Clemente's life
While a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers' farm club in Montreal Roberto was dumfounded as to why he didn't play more. If he was having a bad game he got to play whereas if he was doing well he was pulled out of the game. He was about to return home to Puerto Rico when Pirates' scout Howie Haak explained for him to stick it out because the Pirates were going to claim him in the draft since the Dodgers were going to leave him unprotected. Haak made it clear that if Clemente quit he would remain the property of the Dodgers, but if he finished the season he would be drafted by the Pirates and would play every day. Pirates' general manager Branch Rickey was well aware of the Dodgers' attempt to "hide" Roberto knowing that scouts were in the stands observing possible players to draft that the Dodgers left unprotected.
I believe Clemente's most memorable quote is when he stated, "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time of this Earth." I have several biographies of Roberto Clemente and I am happy to add this book to my collection. Thank you, Roberto. We will never forget "The Great One."
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