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5Remembering Roberto is a collection of handwritten thoughts on Roberto Clemente by former teammates and players from his era. Over a two year period the author wrote to these men who now range in age from mid seventies to early nineties and asked them to comment on Roberto. The players featured in this book graciously replied. Each comment is accompanied by a baseball card of the player along with career statistics and highlights to make this book a unique and enjoyable reading experience for fans of Roberto Clemente and baseball fans in general. Among the 97 players contributing to this book are Vern Law, Bill Mazeroski, Dick Groat, Al Oliver, Steve Blass, Carl Erskine, Steve Garvey, Juan Marichal, Bobby Shantz, Brooks Robinson, and Jim Palmer.