Latin Superstar

Roberto Clemente was a major league baseball player. He was elected to the Hall of Fame after he died. He was the only exception to the mandatory five-year waiting period since the Hall of Fame began in 1954.
Roberto Clemente was born in Puerto Rico. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates as an outfielder. On December 31, 1972 he was taking aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua when his plain crashed. Roberto Clemente hit 240 home runs and was said to have one of the most powerful arms in baseball. “Clemente could field the ball in New York and throw out a guy in Pennsylvania,” said a baseball announcer. He lead to Pirates to a World Series victory in 1971.
On December 23, 1972, the capital of Nicaragua was reduced to rubble by a massive earthquake. Roberto Clemente went to work sending supplies to the people. An evil dictator who was supported by the United States, “Tachito” Somoza, stole the supplies he was sending to them. Roberto Clemente decided to fly with the supplies to make sure that they would get to the people who needed them. The plane he rented to fly to Nicaragua was not very good, and the pilots did not pay attention when it was loaded. His plane crashed into the ocean and his body was never found. All that was recovered was his briefcase.