‘Chi Chi’ Rodríguez remembers his friend, former teammate Roberto Clemente

In 1973, Roberto Clemente became the first Puerto Rican-born baseball player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

In 1992, Juan ‘Chi Chi’ Rodríguez became the first Puerto Rican-born golfer inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

They were once baseball teammates, and the great golfer recognizes the continued significance of ‘Momen,’ as Clemente was nicknamed by his family. In July, the 81-year-old icon talked to La Vida Baseball about his dear friend while visiting Cooperstown during Induction Weekend to celebrate another countryman, Iván “Pudge” Rodríguez.