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In December 1972, Clemente died in the crash of a plane he had chartered to take emergency relief goods for the survivors of a massive earthquake in Nicaragua. After his sudden death, the National Baseball Hall of Fame changed its rules so that a player who had been dead for at least six months would be eligible for entry.
Jan 7, 2014 · Everyone aboard the plane, including Roberto Clemente, perished in the crash. He was just 38 years old. The post-occurrence investigation revealed that there was an engine failure before the...
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Oct 1, 2020 · Clemente died in a plane crash while attempting to aid earthquake victims. On December 23, 1972, a few weeks after Clemente had been in the country to manage an all-star team, a massive...
Nov 13, 2009 · Roberto Clemente, future Hall of Fame baseball player, is killed along with four others when the cargo plane in which he is traveling crashes off the coast of Puerto Rico. Clemente was on his...
Oct 13, 2021 · After King’s assassination on April 4, 1968, Clemente insisted the Pirates and Houston Astros postpone their season-opening series by two days until after King’s burial. Clemente's Death: A Mission...
Dec 17, 2019 · The story goes that the Dodgers tried to hide Roberto Clemente in Montreal for a year, but failed and lost him to the Pirates. Is it true?
Dec 27, 2022 · Clemente died at age 38 on Dec. 31, 1972, when his plane crashed off the coast of Puerto Rico as he was delivering relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.
