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We’ll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente
• Roberto Clemente was born in Carolina,
Puerto Rico, on August 18, 1934.
Carolina symbol
Carolina flag
• Carolina, Puerto Rico is located in the northern part of the island.
• Before Roberto Clemente reached the major leagues, he played for the Juncos Double A team, the Santurce Crabbers: Puerto Rico’s Winter League, the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Montreal Royals, and then was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Earthquakes
• An earthquake is the sudden movement of plates in the earth’s crust. The higher the number on the Richter Scale, the stronger the movement.
Nicaragua
NicaraguaThe capital of
Nicaragua is a city called Managua. In 1972, there was an
earthquake in Managua. It
registered a 6.2 on the Richter Scale. It
destroyed much of the city and killed more than 10,000 people
Damage to Managua
Damage to Managua
Damage to Managua
Today in Managua, Nicaragua
There is a mix of old and new
Today in Managua
Roberto Clemente
• Roberto Clemente was a very respected and loved man, not only for his baseball
skills, but for his kind and generous nature.
“We’ll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente”
Roberto after hitting his 3,000th hit – the first Latin American baseball
player to reach this milestone.
This was the front page of the Pittsburgh newspaper after his 3,000th hit. The applause from the crowd
went on for over one minute. Barely 2 months later, Roberto Clemente
died in a tragic plane crash. He will always be remembered as one of the best Latin American baseball players ever.
After his death, Roberto Clemente was voted into the baseball hall of fame. Normally, players need to
wait 5 years before they are allowed to be in the Hall of Fame. However, because
of Roberto Clemente’s talent, he was voted in
immediately after his death. This was quite an honor to Roberto Clemente and his
family.
Roberto Clemente was also honored by the United States Postal Service. The USPS created a postage stamp with Roberto’s picture on it as a
part of their Legends of Baseball series.
A 12-foot statue has been dedicated
to the Clemente family and all the Pittsburgh fans in
memory of Roberto. It stands
in front of the baseball stadium in
Pittsburgh.
Roberto ClementeAugust 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972
Credits
• Pictures and information taken from the following sites:
• http://www.toursnicaragua.com/classic_tours/• http://www.centralamerica.com/nicaragua/info/managua.htm• http://www.visionnicaragua.org/about_nicaragua.htm• http://www.avstop.com/news/cle.html• http://www.galenfrysinger.com/managua_nicaragua.htm• http://nisee.berkeley.edu/images/servlet/EqiisBrowse?group=Managua-01• http://www.robertoclemente21.com/• http://welcome.topuertorico.org/descrip.shtml• http://www.42explore.com/quakes.htm• http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/earthquakes/index.html• http://www.seismo.unr.edu/htdocs/abouteq.html• http://www.ucspr.com/cangrejeros/index.htm• http://www.baseball-almanac.com/baseballposters/
c1/17254~jackierobinson~page1.html• http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?
productId=1956607&cp=1452625.1452864• http://www.only-maps.com/mexico-central-america-map.html