Growing up in poverty in Puerto Rico, the Roberto Clemente never imagined that through baseball, he would have the ability to make a difference in the lives of his family and thousands of others. Though the journey to America was filled with obstacles Clemente succeeded in winning the hearts and minds of the Pittsburgh fans.

Growing up in poverty in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente never imagined he would have the ability to make a difference in the lives of thousands of others through baseball. Playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s, Clemente won the hearts and minds of fans with his tremendous playing ability and humanitarian spirit. He died in a tragic plane crash in 1972. Clemente was later inducted posthumously into the Hall of Fame, becoming the first Latin American player to receive the honor.