"The superb athlete, with one of the best physiques of any human being, looked like an old man when he walked, hunched over."
— Roberto Clemente

January 1, 1970

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Tito Stevens (San Juan Star sports editor, observing Clemente's September 1970 arrival in Puerto Rico, en route to treatment by Arturo Garcia), in Clemente! (1973) by Kal Wagenheim, p. 178