Roger clemens biography wikipedia
Roger clemens stats, height, weight, position, rookie status.
Roger Clemens
| American professional baseball player, right-handed pitcher. Date of Birth: 04.08.1962 Country: USA |
Content:
- Roger Clemens: The Rocket
- College and Draft
- MLB Debut and Early Success
- Toronto and New York
- Houston and Return to New York
- Legacy and Honors
Roger Clemens: The Rocket
Humble BeginningsWilliam Roger Clemens was born on August 4, 1962, in Dayton, Ohio.
His parents divorced shortly after, and his mother remarried Woody Booher, who Clemens credits as his real father.
Roger clemens biography wikipedia
Booher's death when Clemens was nine deeply affected the future star pitcher.
After moving to Texas in 1977, Clemens excelled in football and basketball, drawing attention from the Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins.
However, he opted to attend college instead.
College and Draft
In 1981, Clemens enrolled at San Jacinto College North, where he played as a pitcher. The New York Mets drafted him 12th overall that year, but he declined to sign.
He then transferred to t