Paterson dedicates playground for children with special needs in honor of Roberto Clemente

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- The City of Paterson, New Jersey dedicated its first-ever playground that accommodates children with special needs - in honor of legendary Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente.

The playground is inside Roberto Clemente Park.

Saturday marks 50 years since Clemente died in a plane crash while delivering supplies to victims of an earthquake in Nicaragua.

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