Cal Irvin

Calvin Coolidge Irvin (November 28, 1924 – November 25, 2017) was an American Negro league shortstop and college basketball coach.

Cal Irvin
Shortstop
Born: (1924-11-28)November 28, 1924
Haleburg, Alabama
Died: November 25, 2017(2017-11-25) (aged 92)
Greensboro, North Carolina
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
1947, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams

A native of Haleburg, Alabama, Irvin was the brother of Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin. Younger brother Cal attended Orange High School and Morgan State University, where he played basketball and football.[1][2] He played for the Newark Eagles during their 1946 Negro World Series championship season,[3] and played with the New York Black Yankees in 1947.[1]

Irvin went on to become the athletic director and head basketball coach at North Carolina A&T State University, coaching there for 18 years, and winning four Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles. A member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, Irvin died in Greensboro, North Carolina in 2017 at age 92.[4][5]

References
  1. "Cal Irvin". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. "Cal Irvin". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. "1946 Newark Eagles". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  4. Ed Hardin (November 25, 2017). "Greensboro basketball legend Cal Irvin passes away". journalnow.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  5. "Cal Irvin". nlbpa.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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