American Experience: Roberto Clemente

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This is a wonderful film on the life of this beloved hero. Mr. Clemente played in Nicaragua while in the minor leagues back in the 1960's where my family had a hotel in Managua before the earthquake, I was only a child then but my parents remember him as a soft spoken gentleman, a great player and a soft spot for the poor people. he used to say if he ever made any money he would help... Well, a gentleman always keeps his word.

I was young, but I had the privilege of seeing this man play ay old Forbes Field in Pittsburgh in the late 50's and early 60's.This play deserves the same position as Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. Roberto Clemente was the first Puerto Rican in the major leagues.No doubt, Clemente was a great athlete and a great human being. And I'm grateful to have personally watched him play.

Roberto Clemente was my baseball hero as a young boy growing up in the Midwest. I have a couple of books about his life and was really excited about getting this DVD. (I had missed it when PBS aired it several months ago)The DVD is good, really good, but not great!Before viewing this DVD, I just knew that it would show Clemente's famous batting stance and style. But, there was none of that. How I remember him taking forever, it seemed to rough up the outside line of the batters box prior to batting. He stood so deep in the batting box, that the pitcher was eager to blow one past Clemente. It was then that he would step into the pitch and solidly hit the baseball. His final hit was number 3,000!Maybe someday someone will make a better film of this truly great baseball hero. Until then, I will watch this one with great delight.

Arriba! Roberto lives on.

Again I bought this as a Christmas gift for my fiance, he has a copy on DVD that he recorded and it was not very good, so I am glad that I bought this for him because he was almost in tears when he saw this as well. If anyone is a huge baseball fan like my fiance I would definitely recommend this to anyone. Good quantity.

I purchased the documentary for my Spanish students. They are first-year 8th graders. We were learning about sports, and so learning about Roberto Clemente fit nicely with the theme. The students were completely engaged with the subject matter. The teacher resources on the American Experience website are very useful, too.

take a close look into the life of roberto clemente. find out what made him great. who he was on and off the field. And how the man he was off the field will surpass the legend he was on the field. this is not just for baseball fans.