The youngest of seven children, Roberto Clemente grew up in a tight-knit ... He had a [baseball] clinic here in Puerto Rico, for young kids. He’d give away gifts, on Three Kings Day.

PATERSON — Victoria Henderson, 24, who has an autistic son, heard that Roberto Clemente Park had new playground equipment for children on the spectrum. It soon became a meeting place where she ...

In November 1960, Roberto Clemente was more than disappointed after finishing only eighth among National League players in the Baseball Writers Association’s Most Valuable Player balloting.

Roberto Clemente Middle School students were in attendance from Philadelphia’s Franklinville section. “There are 40 schools that carry the name, the impact of that,” he said. “Kids are ...