What is Tony Gwynn?
[[File:Tony Gwynn 2011.jpg|200px|thumb|Tony Gwynn in 2011]] '''Tony Gwynn''' (May 9, 1960 - June 16, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[baseball]] player. He was a [[Major League Baseball]] player for the [[San Diego Padres]]. He played from 1982 to 2001.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gwynnto01.shtml | title = Tony Gwynn Player Page | accessdate = 2009-08-06 | publisher = baseball-reference.com}}</ref> Gwynn was elected to the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 2007. His son, Tony Gwynn Jr, played in Major League Baseball, including for the Padres.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gwynnto02.shtml|title = Anthony Keith Gwynn Jr| accessdate = 2009-08-07|publisher =baseball-reference.com}}</ref> He has a brother named Chris who played for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and the Padres. Gwynn died of [[salivary gland cancer]] in [[Poway, California]].<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/16/sport/gwynn-baseball-death/ Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn dies]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{US-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gwynn, Tony}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:African-American baseball players]] [[Category:African-American basketball players]] [[Category:Baseball players from California]] [[Category:Basketball players from California]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in San Diego County]] [[Category:Deaths from salivary gland cancer]] [[Category:Major League Baseball broadcasters]] [[Category:National League All-Stars]] [[Category:National Baseball Hall of Fame members]] [[Category:San Diego Padres players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Los Angeles]] [[Category:American basketball players]]