Cal Irvin

Cal Irvin
Cal Irvin
	Shortstop
	Born:November 28, 1924; Haleburg, Alabama,U.S.
	Died:November 25, 2017(aged 92); Greensboro, North Carolina,U.S.
	Threw:Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1946, for theNewark Eagles
Last appearance
	1947, for theNew York Black Yankees
Teams
	Newark Eagles(1946); New York Black Yankees(1947);

Calvin Coolidge Irvin(November 28, 1924 – November 25, 2017) was an AmericanNegro league baseball shortstopand college basketball coach.

A native ofHaleburg, Alabama,Irvin was the brother ofBaseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin.Younger brother Cal attendedOrange High SchoolandMorgan State University,where he played basketball and football.^[1]He played for theNewark Eaglesduring their1946 Negro World Serieschampionship season,^[2]and played with theNew York Black Yankeesin 1947.^[1]

Irvin went on to become the athletic director and head basketball coach atNorth Carolina A&T State University,coaching there for 18 years, and winning fourCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Associationtitles. A member of theNorth Carolina Sports Hall of Fame,Irvin died inGreensboro, North Carolinain 2017 at age 92.^[3]^[4]

References

^^a ^b"Cal Irvin".seamheads.RetrievedAugust 4,2020.
^"1946 Newark Eagles".seamheads.RetrievedAugust 4,2020.
^Ed Hardin (November 25, 2017)."Greensboro basketball legend Cal Irvin passes away".journalnow.RetrievedAugust 4,2020.
^"Cal Irvin".nlbpa.RetrievedAugust 4,2020.

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