He had a huge impact on Strasburg since he coached him in college (see above). This also helped Strasburg to quit chewing tobacco (probably the reason for Gwynn's cancer). Unfortunately - Strasburg resumed this nasty habit a while ago. Hopefully - Gwynn's death convinces him to drop the habit again.
Ahhh, yes... harkens back to the Clark and Monk days.. long bombs and huge catches. Memmmorrriesss.... (I forget the rest of the words to that Streisand song, lol)....