Photos: Remembering Roberto Clemente 50 years after his death
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Remembering Clemente: Roberto Clemente had a Hall of Fame career with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1954 to 1972. (Bettmann Archives/Getty Images )
Remembering Clemente: Roberto Clemente makes a catch near the fence during a 1962 game. (Bettman Archives/Getty Images )
Remembering Clemente: Willie Mays, left, shares a smile with Roberto Clemente before an April 1965 game at Forbes Field. (Charles 'Teenie' Harris/Carnegie Museum of Art/Getty Images)
Remembering Clemente: Roberto Clemente, his wife Vera and son Roberto Jr. in 1966. (Charles 'Teenie' Harris/Carnegie Museum of Art/Getty Images)
Remembering Clemente: Roberto Clemente gets back to first base as Baltimore first baseman Boog Powell (26) awaits the throw during the 1971 World Series. Clemente would be the Series MVP after batting .414. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images )
Remembering Clemente: Roberto Clemente tips his cap after collecting his 3,000th career hit on Sept. 30, 1972 at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium. It would be Clemente's last regular-season hit. (Morris Berman/Getty Images )
Remembering Clemente: Roberto Clemente talks with reporters after collecting his 3,000th career hit in 1972. (Morris Berman/Getty Images )
Remembering Clemente: Roberto Clemente stands proudly at second base after his fourth-inning double in Game 3 of the 1972 NLCS. (Bettmann Archives/Getty Images )
Remembering Clemente: Divers search for the body of Roberto Clemente after the plane he chartered crashed off the coast of Puerto Rico shortly after takeoff on Dec. 31, 1972. (Bettmann Archives/Getty Images )
Remembering Clemente: Justin Turner, left, won the 2022 Roberto Clemente Award. He is shown with Clemente's sons, Luis Clemente, center, and Roberto Clemente Jr., right. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Remembering Clemente: The Tampa Bay Rays started an all-Latino lineup on Roberto Clemente Day in 2022. All nine players wore Clemente's No. 21. (Mark Blinch/Getty Images)
Remembering Clemente: A statue of Roberto Clemente stood outside Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. A bronze statue now stands outside PNC Park. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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