"It's a shame he couldn't play in the majors due to the color barrier. I've always insisted Pancho would have been one of the best ever."
— Roberto Clemente

January 1, 1970

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As quoted in "Pancho Coimbre Atiles", from Puerto Rico's Winter League: A History of Major League Baseball's Launching Pad (2004) by Thomas E. Van Hyning, p. 78