May 19, 2015 PRINCESS ANNE, Md. -- Calvert "Cal" Davidson, a Hampton Roads Native who excelled on the football fields of Princess Anne in the late 1950s and early 1960s, passed away on May 3rd. He was 77 years old.
Davidson came to Maryland State via Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk. Active since his freshman year of 1957, Davidson was a four year letter winner on the football squad, taking snaps offensively, defensively and on special teams. His special teams efforts were especially noteworthy, as Cal was a force covering punts and returning kickoffs.
During his four years the Hawk football team won 22 games, losing just six times with two ties. His senior campaign was capped off with a CIAA title.
In addition to his football prowess, Davidson made his presence known all around campus, taking an active in student government as the junior and senior class president, as well as serving as editor-of-chief of the 1961 edition of The Hawk yearbook.  He graduated from the college with a physical education degree in 1961.
He would returned home upon graduation, becoming a teacher, guidance counselor and athletics coach at his alma mater, Booker T. Washington. As coach of the football team, he won multiple state and regional titles while helping NFL Hall of Famer Bruce Smith kick start his professional career.
UMES inducted Davidson into their Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006 and he was inducted into the Hampton Roads African-American Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. 
Davidson succumbed to a long illness and was laid to rest at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Norfolk on May 11th.
