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Clemente: Memories of a Once-Young Fan - Four Birthdays, Three World Series, Two Holiday Steelers Games, and One Bar Mitzvah
December 31, 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the date that the world lost the great Pittsburgh Pirate baseball player – and humanitarian – Roberto Clemente. Pittsburgh native and author Alan Simon (THE FIRST CHRISTMAS OF THE WAR and THANKSGIVING, 1942) takes readers on a trip back in time to his own memories of Roberto Clemente in this nostalgic book.
Travel back to a 1968 game at Pittsburgh’s long-gone Forbes Field on the author’s father’s 40th birthday when Clemente was called out trying for an inside-the-park home run in one inning...but astonishingly did hit an inside-the-parker in the very next inning!
Take a trip back in time to the 1971 World Series – when Roberto Clemente showcased his talents to the world – and the author’s memories of attending the first-ever World Series game at Three Rivers Stadium on his 13th birthday and then celebrating his Bar Mitzvah while Clemente and the Pirates tried to close out the Baltimore Orioles and win the World Series.
Read how the author’s memories of the 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers and The Immaculate Reception coincided with Clemente beginning the earthquake relief mission that would eventually cost him his life, along with his recollections of attending the Pirates' 1973 season opener when the city of Pittsburgh paid tribute to Clemente's memory.
Finally, Alan Simon takes us back to the 1979 World Champion “We are Family” Pittsburgh Pirates when the spirit of Roberto Clemente seemed to have still been present with his former club and some of his former teammates.
Travel back to a 1968 game at Pittsburgh’s long-gone Forbes Field on the author’s father’s 40th birthday when Clemente was called out trying for an inside-the-park home run in one inning...but astonishingly did hit an inside-the-parker in the very next inning!
Take a trip back in time to the 1971 World Series – when Roberto Clemente showcased his talents to the world – and the author’s memories of attending the first-ever World Series game at Three Rivers Stadium on his 13th birthday and then celebrating his Bar Mitzvah while Clemente and the Pirates tried to close out the Baltimore Orioles and win the World Series.
Read how the author’s memories of the 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers and The Immaculate Reception coincided with Clemente beginning the earthquake relief mission that would eventually cost him his life, along with his recollections of attending the Pirates' 1973 season opener when the city of Pittsburgh paid tribute to Clemente's memory.
Finally, Alan Simon takes us back to the 1979 World Champion “We are Family” Pittsburgh Pirates when the spirit of Roberto Clemente seemed to have still been present with his former club and some of his former teammates.
55 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 8, 2012
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Alan Simon
10 books42 followersFrom USA TODAY bestselling author Alan Simon...just published: THE DELUCA FURLOUGH BRIDES - BOOK 1: THE ONES THEY LEFT BEHIND...a "spinoff" novel to THE FIRST CHRISTMAS OF THE WAR and its sequels.
Also available: the USA TODAY bestseller GETTYSBURG, 1913: THE COMPLETE NOVEL OF THE GREAT REUNION...a very unique story (originally written as a 3-part serialized novel) set against the backdrop of the real-life, all-but-forgotten "Great Reunion" of more than 50,000 aging Civil War veterans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. In the midst of this tale of the greatest post-war healing event the world has ever seen you'll also find a sweet, turn-of-last-century love story between a widowed nurse and a lonely Philadelphia physician.
Author of a memoir about growing up watching the great baseball player Roberto Clemente who lost his life on a mercy mission to earthquake-ravaged Nicaragua more than 40 years ago on New Year's Eve. Enjoy:
Clemente: Memories of a Once-Young Fan - Four Birthdays, Three World Series, Two Holiday Steelers Games, and One Bar Mitzvah.
Also available: the USA TODAY bestseller GETTYSBURG, 1913: THE COMPLETE NOVEL OF THE GREAT REUNION...a very unique story (originally written as a 3-part serialized novel) set against the backdrop of the real-life, all-but-forgotten "Great Reunion" of more than 50,000 aging Civil War veterans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. In the midst of this tale of the greatest post-war healing event the world has ever seen you'll also find a sweet, turn-of-last-century love story between a widowed nurse and a lonely Philadelphia physician.
Author of a memoir about growing up watching the great baseball player Roberto Clemente who lost his life on a mercy mission to earthquake-ravaged Nicaragua more than 40 years ago on New Year's Eve. Enjoy:
Clemente: Memories of a Once-Young Fan - Four Birthdays, Three World Series, Two Holiday Steelers Games, and One Bar Mitzvah.
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