Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Declaring Intent
Purpose: Resolution in Support of naming a terminal as Terminal 21 Roberto Clemente of the Luis Mu?oz Mar?n International Airport (SJU) in honor of Roberto Clemente.
Date: January 1, 2024
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Luis A. Quintana
Additional Information:
body
WHEREAS, Roberto Clemente ("Clemente") was born on August 18, 1934 in Barrio San Ant?n, Carolina, Puerto Rico; and
WHEREAS, in 1951, Clemente played for the Puerto Rican Baseball League - Santurce Cangrejeros; and
WHEREAS, in 1952 Clemente was signed to the Brooklyn Dodgers Minor League Team, the Montreal Royals; and
WHEREAS, in 1954 Clemente was selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft for the Pittsburgh Pirates and played as a right fielder (Jersey #21); and
WHEREAS, Clemente encountered discrimination during his career; and
WHEREAS, Clemente became a union leader in the Major League Baseball Players Association to defend players' rights; and
WHEREAS, Clemente visited sick children in hospitals when on the road with the Pittsburgh Pirates; and
WHEREAS, in 1958, Clemente enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and was inducted into the Marine Corps Hall of Fame (in 2003); and
WHEREAS, in 1960, Clemente earned his first All-Star and helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series; and
WHEREAS, in 1961, Clemente won the first of twelve (12) consecutive Gold Glove Awards; and
WHEREAS, in 1966, Clemente was voted the National League MVP; and
WHEREAS, in 1971, Clemente was selected to be the World Series MVP; and
WHEREAS, in 1972, Clemente died in a plane crash off the coast of Isla Verde, Puerto Rico while attempting to deliver ...
Click here for full text