Roberto Clemente died on the night of December 31st, 1972 in a plane crash.
Shortly after take off on December 31, 1972 while flying relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua the plane carrying Roberto Clemente and four other crashed. In 1973 the Baseball's Writer Association waived the customary five-year wait and voted Roberto Clemente into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Roberto Clemente was 38 years old when he died in a plane crash. Born August 1934 died December 1972
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Shortly after take off on December 31, 1972 while flying relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua the plane carrying Roberto Clemente and four other crashed. In 1973 the Baseball's Writer Association waived the customary five-year wait and voted Roberto Clemente into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Julia Warhola died on November 22, 1972, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Harold Traynor died on March 16, 1972, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA of emphysema.
Pittsburgh Condors ended in 1972.
Roberto Clemente played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 through 1972. Clemente was awarded the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award in 1966. He was a National League All-Star for twelve seasons, received 12 Gold Glove Awards, and led the National League in batting average four times. He died in an aviation accident on December 31, 1972, while en route to deliver aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua
Pie Traynor died March 16, 1972, in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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