San Diego State Honors the Late Tony Gwynn

Over the course of the last week San Diego State University—the late Tony Gwynn’s alma mater—paid tribute to one of its native sons.

Earlier in the week, it was the school’s basketball team that paid tribute to one of the greatest athletes in its history.

But as the week drew on, the baseball team took the cake for some of the best tributes one could possibly imagine.

And then on Friday, it was Tony Gwynn night at the stadium named after the late baseball legend and Hall of Famer.

Gwynn, who attended San Diego State from 1977-1980, passed away at the age of 54 last June after a long battle with cancer.

Following his days with the Aztecs, Gwynn went on to spend his entire 20-year career with the San Diego Padres, hitting a ridiculous .338 in what ended up becoming a first-ballot Hall of Fame career.

Needless to say, Gwynn is among the biggest legends in Southern California sports. San Diego State retiring his jersey and putting on the amazing show it did on Friday shows us—even in death—just how important of a figure he remains in that community.

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