Cal Irvin

Calvin Coolidge Irvin was an American Negro league baseball shortstop and college basketball coach.
A native of Haleburg, Alabama, Irvin was the brother of Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin. Younger brother Cal attended Orange [High School (New Jersey)|Orange High School] and Morgan State University, where he played basketball and football. He played for the Newark Eagles during their 1946 [Negro World Series] championship season, and played with the New York Black Yankees in 1947.
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 List of members of [the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame|North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame], Irvin died in Greensboro, North Carolina in 2017 at age 92.