The Pirates star was a great player and humanitarian whose life was cut short in an airplane crash on Dec. 31, 1972.

Wednesday concludes Hispanic Heritage Month. It began Sept. 15, the same day MLB celebrates Roberto Clemente Day. Clemente died on Dec. 31, 1972, when the plane he chartered to deliver relief supplies ...

They were joined by local nonprofit Project Club Clemente Inc., to celebrate the legacy of Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto ...

Passionate and outspoken, Clemente’s humanitarian efforts showed a softer side. In a cruel twist of fate, Clemente’s charity led to his death at age 38. On Dec. 31, 1972, Clemente boarded a plane in ...