{{Short description|Statue in San Diego, California, U.S.}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox artwork | title = ''Tony Gwynn'' | italic title = no | other_language_1 = | other_title_1 = | other_language_2 = | other_title_2 = | wikidata = | image = File:R.I.P., Mr. Padre. -TonyGwynn (14759406044).jpg | image_upright = | alt = | caption = The statue in 2014 | artist = William Behrends | year = {{start date|2007}} | completion_date = <!-- For a more specific date (post-1583): {{start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --> | catalogue = | medium = Bronze sculpture | movement = | subject = Tony Gwynn | height_metric = <!-- (i.e. in metric units) --> | width_metric = | length_metric = | diameter_metric = | height_imperial = <!-- (i.e. in imperial units) --> | width_imperial = | length_imperial = | diameter_imperial = | dimensions = | dimensions_ref = | metric_unit = cm <!-- Note: this parameter must either use the value given or not be included --> | imperial_unit = in <!-- Note: this parameter must either use the value given or not be included --> | weight = | designation = | condition = | museum = | city = San Diego, California, U.S. | coordinates = {{coord|32.70876|-117.15665|format=dms|type:landmark_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 13 | owner = | accession = | preceded_by = <!-- preceding work by the same artist --> | followed_by = <!-- next work by the same artist --> | module = | website = <!-- Official webpage/site only: {{URL|example.com}} --> }} '''''Tony Gwynn''''' is a bronze sculpture by William Behrends depicting the baseball player Tony Gwynn, installed outside San Diego's Petco Park, in the U.S. state of California.
==Description== The bronze statue is 9.5 feet tall. An inscription on the front of the statue's base reads, "Tony Gwynn, Mr. Padre". The reverse side of the base has an inscription by Gwynn's father: "If you work hard, good things will happen."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.petcoparkinsider.com/gwynn-statue-coming-to-petco-park |title=Tony Gwynn statue coming |publisher=Petco Park Insider |date=2007-03-05 |access-date=2022-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715070447/http://www.petcoparkinsider.com/gwynn-statue-coming-to-petco-park |archive-date=2011-07-15}}</ref>
==History==
* The sculpture was installed in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2944926 |title=Gwynn 'thrilled to death' with statue at Petco Park |publisher=ESPN |date=2007-07-21 |accessdate=2022-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613100405/https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2944926 |archive-date=2020-06-13 |url-status=live}}</ref> * Fans gathered at the sculpture to pay tribute to Gwynn, following his death in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Laws |first=Will |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/fans-pay-tribute-to-tony-gwynn-at-petco-park-statue/c-80134400 |title=Fans pay tribute to Tony Gwynn at Petco Park statue |publisher=Major League Baseball |date=2014-06-16 |access-date=2022-08-22 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702071113/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/80134400/fans-pay-tribute-to-tony-gwynn-at-petco-park-statue |archive-date=2016-07-02}}</ref>
==See also== * 2007 in art
==References== {{reflist}}
{{William Behrends}} {{Public art in San Diego}} {{Portal bar|Baseball|California|Visual arts}}
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