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Guilded Lilly

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4. Count me among the those who revered Clemente...

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2018, 09:12 AM

Oct 2018

Pittsburgh kid here.
My hero as a child.
I, too, have my cherished Clemente card.
I was heartbroken when he died. My Grandfather was a friend of Pirate announcer, Bob Prince. The entire town was stricken in deep grief at the loss of such a marvelous, humble hero.

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Google Doodle today honors my childhood hero, Roberto Clemente [View all] FSogol Oct 2018 OP

As a kid, living in Pittsburgh, Petosky Stone Oct 2018 #1

That's so amazing about the card. montana_hazeleyes Oct 2018 #3

Same here. Dulcinea Oct 2018 #7

Mine too. Many happy days sitting at Forbes Field and livetohike Oct 2018 #2

Count me among the those who revered Clemente... Guilded Lilly Oct 2018 #4

A true hero. Great player, great man. rurallib Oct 2018 #5

Don't call me Bobby my parents named me Roberto Botany Oct 2018 #6

Roberto really was a hero, and he's still loved in Pittsburgh FakeNoose Oct 2018 #8

Originally, the Brooklyn scout didn't want to sign Clemente... malthaussen Oct 2018 #9