He's known for reaching 3000 hits in Major League baseball and an untimely death.
A new facet of Roberto Clemente's life has come to light, previously unknown to many.
Roberto Clemente Jr. was a guest on the Big K Morning Show to promote the annual Clemente Foundation Gala Thursday night at the Heinz History Center.
But during the interview, Clemente Jr. revealed his father was also a chiropractor, telling Larry Richert as a boy he would sneak out of his room at night to watch his father treat people:
“People would walk to the house and knock on the door at all times of night,” said Clemente Jr. “He would open the door, sometimes in his pajamas, he would open the door to see what was going on.”
Clemente adds his father had a bag with all kinds of tools he would use to help people looking for pain relief.
He says his father had a reputation as someone who could heal.
It's a new facet about Clemente, a man with a powerful legacy more than 50 years after his tragic death.
While Clemente is known for his two World Series titles, 12 Gold Gloves, four batting titles, MVPs and All-Star appearances, it was his humanitarianism that people will never forget.
Clemente died on New Year’s Eve in 1972 while trying to deliver relief supplies to earthquake-ravaged Nicaragua.
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