Editor’s note: Saturday would have been Tony Gwynn’s 66th birthday. The occasion brought to mind many memories of the Hall of Famer. Here’s one recalling a good swing — on a golf course in Iowa.

SAN DIEGO -- Tony Gwynn's sweet swing was matched only by his incandescent smile. The Hall of Famer was saluted at Petco Park on Thursday night in a ceremony that would have made "Mr. Padre" light up.

FILE – In this March 6, 1985 file photo, San Diego Padres’ Tony Gwynn does a twist to make a back hand catch at the teams’ spring training camp in Yuma, Ariz. Gwynn, the Hall of Famer with a sweet ...

I opened one box gathering dust in a corner and found a copy of Tony Gwynn’s book “Total Baseball Player: Winning Techniques for Hitting, Fielding and Baserunning.” Tucked inside the book was a ...

After Barry Bonds bashed his 65th and 66th homers, leaving him four shy of Mark McGwire's single-season record with 12 games to play, the slugger credited his big day to a chat he had with Tony Gwynn ...