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FL S1666
Resolution
AI Summary
- Senate Resolution honoring Roberto Clemente, Major League Baseball player and Hall of Fame member who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 to 1972
- Clemente achieved 3,000 hits, 4 National League batting titles, a .317 lifetime batting average, and 12 Gold Glove awards as the first dark-skinned Latino superstar in MLB
- Clemente was a civil rights activist who confronted racism and discrimination, supported Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and helped delay an opening day game following King's assassination in 1968
- Clemente died on December 31, 1972, in a plane crash while on a relief mission to assist victims of a Nicaraguan earthquake; he was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973 and received three civilian awards from the U.S. government
- Resolution recognizes Clemente's legacy as a role model and humanitarian whose contributions to society extend beyond baseball
Legislative Description
Roberto Clemente
Last Action
Adopted
4/23/2015
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