Kevin Towers was sick, diagnosed with a rare form of thyroid cancer, with doctors telling him the grave diagnosis. One to three months. That’s how long he was told he had to live in December 2016.

Kevin Towers, who gave Bud Black his first and only manager’s job, thinks he will be a great success in D.C.. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) By Chelsea Janes.

Kevin Towers, the general manager who delivered to Padres fans a National League pennant and three other division titles, died early Tuesday after a long fight with cancer. He was 56.

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Kevin Towers -- the fun-loving, straight-talking baseball lifer who served as general manager of the Padres and Diamondbacks -- has died at the age of 56 from an aggressive form of thyroid cancer.