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Tony Gwynn

Tony GwynnAKA Anthony Keith Gwynn

Born: 9-May-1960
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Died: 16-Jun-2014
Location of death: Poway, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - other

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Baseball

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Batted .394 in 1994 for the Padres

Hit .338 over a stellar twenty-year career with the San Diego Padres, and was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007, the first year he was eligible. Diagnosed with salivary gland cancer in 2010, presumably from decades of consuming chewing tobacco.

Brother: Chris Gwynn (MLB outfielder 1987-96)
Wife: Alicia Gwynn (m. 6-Jun-1981, two children)
Son: Tony Gwynn Jr. (pro baseball player, b. 4-Oct-1982)

    University: San Diego State University

    Baseball Hall of Fame 2007
    Bankruptcy 1987
    Laser Eye Surgery
    Risk Factors: Cancer

    SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
    San Diego Padres Right Fielder (1982-2001)


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