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Congressional Gold Medal
Recipient Roberto Clemente
Roberto Walker Clemente b. Carolina, Puerto Rico, 18 August 1934
d. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 31 December 1972
Monday, 14 May 1973
AN ACT To provide for the striking of medals in commemoration of Roberto Walker Clemente. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in recognition of the outstanding athletic, civic, charitable, and humanitarian contributions of Roberto Walker Clemente, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to strike and furnish to the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, (1) one gold medal, to be awarded at the discretion of such organization, with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by such organization subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, and (2) not more than two hundred thousand duplicate medals of sizes and alloys to be determined by such organization subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, to be made and delivered at such times as may be required by such organization in quantities of not less than two thousand. Any profits derived by such organization from the sale of such medals shall be contributed by such organization to the Roberto Clemente Memorial Fund, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The medals are national medals within the meaning of section 3551 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 368). SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury shall cause such medals to be struck and furnished at not less than the estimated cost of manufacture, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and security satisfactory to the Director of the Mint, shall be furnished to indemnify the United States for the full payment of such costs. SEC. 3. No medals shall be made under the authority of this Act after December 31, 1974. 87 Stat. 71
Roberto Clemente was born on August 18, 1934 in Puerto Rico. Roberto was very famous for being a black baseball player. A lot of people have heard of him but don't know a lot about him. Roberto was not an only child; he was one out of five children in his family. Baseball was Roberto's favorite hobby, he carried a ball where ever he went. In 1954, the Pittsburgh Pirates obtained Roberto with the # 1 pick of the draft, which was awarded to the Pirates where he played his entire eighteen year Major League Baseball career from 1955 to 1972. Roberto played in two World Series, batting .310 in 1960 and .414 in 1971. He was the National League Batting Champion four times, was awarded twelve Gold Gloves, selected National League MVP in 1966 and was chosen as the MVP in the 1971 World Series. On November 14, 1964, he married Vera Cristina Zabala in Carolina, Puerto Rico. They had three sons: Roberto Jr., Luis Roberto and Roberto Enrique. Proud of his heritage Roberto insisted that Vera give birth to all three sons in Puerto Rico. The boys were six, five and two, respectively, when their father met his untimely death. In 1955 he became a Pittsburgh Pirate, where he stayed for his entire18 year career. Roberto Clemente died on December 31, 1972 in a plane crash. He was on the plane to take clothing, food and medical supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. He was awarded the
Congressional Gold Medal by the United States Congress in 1973
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