Roberto Clemente: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Clemente’s life and career are discussed in Bruce Markusen, Roberto Clemente: The Great One (1998); and Kal Wagenheim, Clemente! (1984). Clemente’s activism on behalf of Latin Americans is detailed in Jay Feldman, ā€œRoberto Clemente Went to Bat for All Latino Ballplayers,ā€ Smithsonian, pp. 128–142 (September 1993).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Society of American Baseball Research - Roberto Clemente. Nov 01, 2026
Anniversary information added. Aug 14, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR Illinois - New documentary celebrates Roberto Clemente's life on and off the baseball field. Feb 06, 2026
Anniversary information added. Dec 27, 2025
Add new Web site: PBS - American Experience - Roberto Clemente. Jun 27, 2025
Add new Web site: NBC News - Roberto Clemente remains Latino legend 50 years after death. Mar 19, 2025
Noted his Afro-Latino identity and that four crew members also died in the plane crash that killed Clemente. Aug 15, 2024
Add new Web site: The MY HERO Project - Roberto Clemente. Jul 24, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Official site of Roberto Clemente Foundation. Nov 09, 2023
Add new Web site: ESPN Classic - Clemente quietly grew in stature. Jun 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Official Site of Roberto Clemente. Apr 01, 2023
Changed ā€œblackā€ to ā€œBlackā€ throughout article. Jul 24, 2020
Add new Web site: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service - Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente. Feb 19, 2019
Add new Web site: Baseball Almanac - Roberto Clemente. Feb 18, 2019
Media added. Sep 05, 2017
Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - Biography of Roberto Clemente. Jan 04, 2017
Add new Web site: Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Roberto Clemente. Jan 04, 2017
Add new Web site: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - Biography of Roberto Clemente. Dec 22, 2013
Add new Web site: Hickoksports.com - Biography of Roberto Clemente. Mar 28, 2013
Added mention of the Roberto Clemente Award. Apr 24, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Entertainment - Biography of Roberto Clemente. Mar 02, 2009
Article revised. Nov 26, 2003
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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