Transcript We`ll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente

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
Nicaragua
The 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 Clemente
August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972
Credits
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http://www.toursnicaragua.com/classic_tours/
http://www.centralamerica.com/nicaragua/info/managua.htm
http://www.visionnicaragua.org/about_nicaragua.htm
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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
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http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1956607&cp=1452625.145286
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