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Roberto Clemente honors pirates star
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Puerto Rican male baseball player dies in airplane crash while
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Remembering Roberto Clemente
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Baseball's last hero': Roberto Clemente's humanitarian efforts
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Family of Roberto Clemente hopeful to learn new information
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1972 Baseball star dies in plane crash – Bowie News
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Roberto Clemente Day: Pirates and Mets wear 21
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On This Day, Dec. 31: Roberto Clemente dies in plane crash
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Still a legend: Clemente, 50 years after death, still has impact
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David A. Jolley: Roberto Clemente still sets an example 50 years
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MLB History - Remembering Roberto Clemente: 50 years after the
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50 Years On: Remembering The Crash That Killed Baseball Legend
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Jeremy Schaap on X: Fifty years ago today, Roberto Clemente died
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Dom Amore: 50 years ago Steve Blass, his knees 'shaking,' rose to