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Roberto Clemente
18 August 1934 -- 31 December 1972
Just over 25 years ago, Roberto Clemente was killed when the airplane in which he was riding, crashed. He was on a mission of mercy bringing relief aid to victims of a recent Nicaraguan earthquake. The following two haiku-like poems were observed spray-painted on the backside remaining stretch of Forbes Field's outfield wall. The poems have since been obliterated, and the poet identified only as D J RENEGADE
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FROZEN ROPE PAST FIRST
ROBERTO SCOOPS AND RIFLES DUST SWIRLS, UMP PUNCHES FLY ARCS HIGH TO RIGHT CLEMENTE BASKET CATCHES ADIOS AMIGO. |
Please visit these other Pennsylvania Department Clemente sites in Oakland and on the North Side, as well as a list of additional reading on the life of No. 21.
