TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2001 House of Representatives CONGRATULATING TONY GWYNN ON RETIREMENT FROM BASEBALL HON. BOB FILNER OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker and New Haven Home and the Epilepsy colleagues, I rise today to honor not only Society of San Diego. For his work, a great baseball player but also a great Tony was named the 1999 Roberto citizen of San Diego. Tony Gwynn Clemente Man of the Year, given epitomizes excellence on and off the annually to the Major League Baseball field of play. On the field he has awards player who combines extraordinary skills and accolades most players can only on the baseball field while being devoted dream about: the highest batting average to his community. among active players, over 3,000 hits, 8 Tony Gwynn will continue giving back batting titles, and 5 gold gloves. to the only community he has ever Off the field, he has given back to his played baseball for by returning to his beloved community, San Diego. Tony alma mater, San Diego State University, and his wife, Alicia, established the Tony to become its baseball coach following and Alicia Gwynn Foundation in 1994 to the 2002 college season. There he will fund deserving local charitable teach young players the intricacies of the organizations. He is also a leading game he has helped shape. participant in the Padres Scholars It's been a joy to watch Tony Gwynn program that provides $125,000 per year play the game--and I join his friends and in college scholarships for San Diego family and wish him luck with the middle school students. He is active in beginning of his coaching career. various other philanthropic Everybody knows he will be a success organizations, including the Police because he does not know the meaning Athletic League, Casa de Amparo, the of the word failure.