The body of pilot Jerry Hill was found in the Atlantic by the crew of the 'Sagebrush' about a mile and a half from the coast of Punta Maldonado.
Source: "Clemente: the passion and grace of Baseball's last hero" by David Maraniss, Page 347.
Buddy Holly
Roberto clemente was very poor when he was young and married vera cristina and had 3 sons before he died i a plane accident .
He didn't retire. He was killed in a plane crash on New Year's Eve, 1972, on a mercy mession to Central America.
Pittsburgh Pirates ballplayer Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash on his way to Nicaragua, to aid earthquake victims on December 23, 1972.
Roberto Clemente's career, and life was cut short in a plane crash on December 31, 1972 while delivering supplies to victims of an earthquake in Nicaragua. The five year waiting time was waived, and Roberto Clemente was Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1973.
Buddy Holly
The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball player selected for his character and charitable contributions to his community. It is named for Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente, who was killed in a plane crash in 1972 while delivering supplies to victims of the Nicaragua earthquake. It was originally named the "Commissioner's Award" but was renamed after Clemente's untimely death.
he was 38 when the plane crashed
Roberto clemente was very poor when he was young and married vera cristina and had 3 sons before he died i a plane accident .
He didn't retire. He was killed in a plane crash on New Year's Eve, 1972, on a mercy mession to Central America.
The plane he was riding in crashed into the ocean.
Pittsburgh Pirates ballplayer Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash on his way to Nicaragua, to aid earthquake victims on December 23, 1972.
* His 3000th After getting his 3000th hit on the last day of the 1972 season, Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash 3 months later.
Roberto Clemente.
Roberto Clemente's career, and life was cut short in a plane crash on December 31, 1972 while delivering supplies to victims of an earthquake in Nicaragua. The five year waiting time was waived, and Roberto Clemente was Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1973.
He was 38 when he died in a plane crash on December 31, 1972.
While Roberto Clemente was taking supplies to Nicaragua after the dissasturious earthquake, a pilot who didn't have a lisence flew the 20 year old plane to the island of Nicaragua. Neither 1 of the bodies was found after the crash but every thing else was found.