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Jones set to partake in tailgate at Petco Park

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SAN DIEGO -- Few athletes are more integral within the San Diego sports community than legendary Padres left-hander Randy Jones.

From his National League Cy Young Award-winning season in 1976 to his recent bout with throat cancer, Jones has been inundated with love from San Diego fans.

The feeling is clearly mutual. And Jones -- along with a handful of other San Diego sports icons -- will get a chance to reciprocate that love this Saturday as part of the Celebrate San Diego Tailgate, hosted by the Padres.

"It was a magical relationship that we had when I was pitching, the way the fans supported me in '75 and '76, and even after that," Jones said.