Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - N'agbanyeghị na ọ na-egwu maka Pittsburgh Pirates ma guzosie ike na Pittsburgh ruo ọtụtụ afọ, Roberto Clemente siri ọnwụ na nwunye ya Vera laghachiri Puerto Rico ka a mụọ Roberto Jr. n'ebe ahụ otu ụbọchị tupu ụbọchị ọmụmụ ya. Clemente nọrọ afọ asaa mbụ nke ndụ ya n'agbata Puerto Rico na Pittsburgh. Nna ya nwụrụ n'ihe ọghọm ụgbọelu na December 31, 1972, ka ọ na-ebuga ihe enyemaka na Nicaragua mgbe ala ọma jijiji mere
ndị e gburu. Mgbe nna ya nwụsịrị, Roberto Jr. ghọrọ onye na-ekwuchitere ezinụlọ mgbe nne ya Vera adịghị.