The next card from my recent "1960s In-Action" custom set to be spotlighted here on the blog is my 1967 Roberto Clemente, a really fun "add" to the WTHBALLS stable:
Just a nice in-game action shot of the "Great One" that would have been an awesome addition to the classic 1967 set!
Clemente's career is the stuff of legend: His fiery play on the
field, his good deeds, and his absolute adoration by teammates and fans
alike.
On the field Clemente's numbers were incredible: four batting
titles, five seasons batting over .340, four 200 hit seasons, 12
all-star nods, 12 Gold Gloves and a Most Valuable Player Award in 1966.
And a prime example of Clemente's importance to the game was his
immediate induction into Cooperstown by special committee in 1973,
waiving the standard five-year wait before a player joins the Hall
ballot, as well as the establishment of the "Roberto
Clemente Award", given every year to the player that exemplified
"outstanding baseball playing skills who is personally involved in
community work."
The man was truly something else, and I'm not even thinking of his baseball prowess.