Friday
Sep102010
Roberto Clemente Wall
Friday, September 10, 2010 at 3:00 PM I would have not known it had I not gone to the Pittsburgh Pirates game with some fans of the team. The "21" on the right field wall are tribute toRoberto Clemente, who is quite simply the most celebrated Pirates player in history.
Tragically, Roberto Clemente's life ended on December 31, 1972 in a plane crash while en route to Nicaragua with relief supplies for earthquake victims. Always the humanitarian, Clemente was on the plane to make sure the clothing, food and medical supplies weren't stolen, as had happened with previous flights. The rickety plane went down off the coast of San Juan shortly after takeoff, and Roberto's body was never found.
In honor of him, the PNC Park right field wall is 21 feet tall, which was his jersey number.
tagged 21, Baseball, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Fall, PNC Park, Pennsylvania, Pirates, Pittsburgh, Right Field, Roberto Clemente, Sunset, Wall in Photography, Sports
21, Baseball, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Fall, PNC Park, Pennsylvania, Pirates, Pittsburgh, Right Field, Roberto Clemente, Sunset, Wall in Photography, Sports
Reader Comments (2)
Hey Matt The Clemete tribute pic is not available on your blog FYI
Yes thanks I just fixed it!