Roberto Clemente

Roberto Clemente was born on Aug 18, 1934 in Puerto Rico. Roberto Clemente's big-screen debut came with The Odd Couple directed by Gene Saks in 1968, strarring Roberto Clemente (uncredited). Roberto Clemente is known for The Odd Couple directed by Gene Saks, Jack Lemmon stars as Felix Ungar and Walter Matthau as Oscar Madison. The upcoming new movie Roberto Clemente plays is The Odd Couple which will be released on May 16, 1968.

Known for his hitting prowess on offense and his strong, accurate throwing arm on defense, Roberto Clemente carved out a Hall of Fame career over his 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, compiling a .317 lifetime batting average and collecting an even 3,000 hits. He was the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1966 and was voted MVP of the 1971 World Series in which the Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles. He was killed in a mission-of-mercy plane crash while attempting to deliver supplies to earthquake-stricken Nicaragua. Clemente was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1973, only the second player to have had the required five-year waiting period before being eligible waived.