Tony Gwynn

[Roughneck93]

One of the greats.

RIP Tony...:(

[cougartino]

I've got his rookie card where he's #52 and sporting an afro. It's valued at $20 and climbing. Gonna hold on to it a little longer.

[Cam]

not to hijack the thread...but I hear he died from salivary gland cancer and Gwynn himself attributed the disease to his long time chewing tobacco habit....what a shame!...way too young....and just this past Saturday I saw my 14 year old's baseball teammate taking a chunk of that stuff from his DAD and puttin' it in his mouth as they were leaving the fields!!..and his grandma was right there and never said a word!....to that I can only say, "WOW"!!....

[cougartino]

not to hijack the thread...but I hear he died from salivary gland cancer and Gwynn himself attributed the disease to his long time chewing tobacco habit....what a shame!...way too young....and just this past Saturday I saw my 14 year old's baseball teammate taking a chunk of that stuff from his DAD and puttin' it in his mouth as they were leaving the fields!!..and his grandma was right there and never said a word!....to that I can only say, "WOW"!!....

In my 20's, I saw a special where a guy had a small lump on his tongue that ultimately ate half his face. I quit then.

[bobcat1]

RIP Tony!

[regaleagle]

Hat's off to one of the great swings and great hitters of all time. Tony taught his techniques to many, many youngsters. He was 100% baseball.

[YTBulldogs]

Stat you'll not likely see over the days of Tony. Man only struck out 3 times in a game, once in his career. Players like BJ Upton, do that a few times a week. TG, rest in peace. One of the greats. As a dipper of snuff myself, makes you think about quitting.