"When I managed the Pirates, Clemente did everything any man could do on a ball field. In my years in baseball, I have never seen a greater ball player than Clemente."
— Roberto Clemente

January 1, 1970

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, as quoted, on the occasion of Roberto Clemente Night, in "Roamin' Around: The Managers Speak" by Charley Feeney, in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazatte (July 24, 1970), p. 15