Uncle Roberto Montreal Canadiens Art now in his mid eighties

now in his mid eighties told me he parked it there in 1969

The 1976 Canada Cup tournament was the world's first best-on-best multi-nation event that included professional players

and I knew I was looking at a Legend

and I've dreamed about painting him for many years

Roberto Clemente is still a hero to millions of us to this day

Uncle Roberto Montreal Canadiens Art now in his mid eightiesOil on linen 36" X 24" (92 X 61 cm) I was not lucky enough to ever see Roberto play live or on TV. I've only ever watched clips and highlights of him, which I still like to watch and share every now and then to remind myself what a talent he was. However, he was one of the first ball players I ever read about as a kid on a school trip to our City library. It was a story in a magazine called " Boy's Life" which I loved reading on those school trips in