About: Legacy of Roberto Clemente
As a professional baseball player, Roberto Clemente is considered one of Puerto Rico’s most important players and became the first Latin American to enter the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. As a civilian, he became known for his philanthropic activities and for being outspoken in civic issues that affected the Hispanic and black communities. In both of these facets, Clemente left a long lasting legacy that remains socially relevant and the subject of academic study and recognitions fifty years after his death.
