Clemente Author:Kal Wagenheim Foreword by Wilfrid Sheed. — One of the greatest athletes in the history of baseball, Roberto Clemente was also a rare human being. Kal Wagenheim, journalist and one-time sportswriter, paints a touching portrait of this modern hero through interviews with his family and friends. This biography traces Clemente's life from his Puerto Rican childho... more »od in the town of Carolina, through his stunning career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, to his death in a tragic plane crash in December, 1972, while on his way to help victims of a devastating earthquake in Nicaragua.« less