• Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn dead at 54
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[QUOTE]Tony Gwynn, the beefy, congenial San Diego Padres’ “hit man” who was considered the greatest pure hitter of his generation, died Monday in Poway, Calif., following a recurrence of mouth cancer that was the result of years of chewing tobacco. He was 54. Gwynn, who won eight National League batting titles and hit .338 lifetime in a 20-year career spent entirely with the Padres, was first diagnosed with cancer of the parotid salivary gland in August 2010 and underwent extensive, disfiguring surgery that also involved the removal of lymph nodes. He resumed his job as head baseball coach at his alma mater, San Diego State, but took a leave of absence in March to undergo additional treatment. “He was in a tough battle and the thing I can critique is he’s definitely in a better place,” his longtime agent, John Boggs, told The Associated Press. “He suffered a lot. He battled. That’s probably the best way I can describe his fight against this illness he had, and he was courageous until the end.” Commissioner Bud Selig called Gwynn “a source of universal goodwill” for baseball.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/hall-famer-gwynn-dead-54-article-1.1831442[/url] One of the greatest players in the 90s. Not to mention one of the greatest off the field as well. RIP
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