Clemente died in a plane crash, while in service to people in need, on 1972 December 31. Parts of that plane (which was not "his") were found a few days later. He was elected to the HoF on 1973 March 20.
So it is correct to say he was elected after parts of the plane were found.
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he was 38 when the plane crashed
Roberto clemente was very poor when he was young and married vera cristina and had 3 sons before he died i a plane accident .
The plane he was riding in crashed into the ocean.
Bob Roberto Clemente died on December 31, 1972. He died in a cargo plane delivering supplies to Puerto Rico. It crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. His body wasn't found, but his brief case washed up at shore.
Roberto Clemente.
* His 3000th After getting his 3000th hit on the last day of the 1972 season, Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash 3 months later.
Roberto Clemente's career, and life was cut short in a plane crash on December 31, 1972 while delivering supplies to victims of an earthquake in Nicaragua. The five year waiting time was waived, and Roberto Clemente was Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1973.
The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball player selected for his character and charitable contributions to his community. It is named for Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente, who was killed in a plane crash in 1972 while delivering supplies to victims of the Nicaragua earthquake. It was originally named the "Commissioner's Award" but was renamed after Clemente's untimely death.
He was 38 when he died in a plane crash on December 31, 1972.
While Roberto Clemente was taking supplies to Nicaragua after the dissasturious earthquake, a pilot who didn't have a lisence flew the 20 year old plane to the island of Nicaragua. Neither 1 of the bodies was found after the crash but every thing else was found.
Roberto played with the Dodgers for about a year, 1954-1955. In 1955 he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and led them to win both the National League pennant and the World Series.