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Person: Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente
Phil Sumpter,
1997
* Statue of Roberto Clemente
* small
standing person,
helmet,
baseball bat,
map of Puerto Rico
* inscription:
"Quiero que me recuerden como uno que dio todo lo que tenia para dar."
"I want to be remembered as someone who gave all that he had to give."
Roberto Clemente Walker
1934-1972
* Courtyard.
Roberto Clemente Middle School.
South side of Erie between Front and 2nd.
* 40.006575,-75.130000 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kensington tour
* Exhibits: Athletic,
Black Lives
* See also:
+phillymag.com article about Phil Sumpter
+phillytrib.com article about Phil Sumpter
+clemente.philasd.org
See Also
+wikipedia.org's Roberto Clemente page