Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 - December 31, 1972) was a Major League Baseball right fielder and right-handed batter. He was elected to the Hall of Fame posthumously in 1973 as the first Hispanic American to be selected, and the only exception to the mandatory five-year post-retirement waiting period since it was instituted in 1954. Clemente was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the youngest of four children. He played 18 seasons in the majors from 1955 to 1972, … Wikipedia
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Roberto Clemente , Baseball Great Editor's Note: Mr. Clemente's service can be verified by the National Museum of the United States Marine Corps, where he was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2003. www.corpsstories.com/ClementeRoberto.htm
