THIS Roberto Clemente SIGNED card was authentically signed in person by the player depicted and is guranteed authentic for life. All my signatures are guaranteed authentic FOREVER and we will provide a COA upon request for any of our items. Our items are priced fairly and realistically for AUTHENTIC material. THIS IS THE KEY CARD TO THE SIGNED SET AND WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANOTER EXAMPLED OFFERED ON HERE EVER. It is believed that there are 4 known examples of this card. If you want a rare signed Clemente item, this one is on everyone’s list. Try and find one. Keys like this are rarely offered. Roberto Clemente August 18, 1934 December 31, 1972 Clemente spent 18 Major League Baseball. (MLB) seasons playing in the National League. (NL) as a right fielder. For the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1973, becoming the first Latin American and Caribbean player to be enshrined. His untimely death established the precedent that, as an alternative to the five-year retirement period, a player who has been deceased for at least six months is eligible for entry into the Hall of Fame. Clemente was an All-Star for twelve seasons and fifteen All-Star Games. He was the NL Most Valuable Player. In 1966, the NL batting leader. In 1961, 1964, 1965, and 1967, and a Gold Glove. Winner for twelve consecutive seasons from 1961 through 1972. 300 for thirteen seasons and he had 3,000 major league hits. He also played in two World Series championships. Clemente is the first Latin American and Caribbean player to help win a World Series as a starter (1960), to receive an NL MVP Award (1966), and to receive a World Series MVP Award. Clemente was married in 1964; he and his wife had three children. He was involved in charity work in Latin American and Caribbean countries during the off-seasons, often delivering baseball equipment and food to those in need. On December 31, 1972, he died in a plane crash. While en route to deliver aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. The item “1968 Topps Game ROBERTO CLEMENTE signed card Pirates JSA AUTO GRADE 8 RARE” is in sale since Friday, April 01, 2016. This item is in the category “Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Sports Trading Cards\Baseball Cards”. The seller is “foreverauthentic” and is located in Chatham, New Jersey. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Autograph Authentication: JSA
- Sport: Baseball-MLB
- Autograph Type: Sports: Originals
- Product Type: Signed Cards