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Dr. Calvin Huey, who was the first African-American football player at the Naval Academy, died on Saturday, Sept. 1 at the age of 75. Huey was a 1967 graduate of the Naval Academy and earned two varsity letters on the football team as a wide receiver. He served two tours in Vietnam.

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"It was important for me to be as respectful as possible," he says, "and try to be an exemplary midshipman and person."

"I don't think I was treated differently than anyone else," adds Carr, who was too busy making history to consider his place in it. "After the fact, one of the things you became aware of is being a trailblazer.

"The people who really pulled me through are my classmates. My classmates treated me like one of them."

Coaches did too, namely three assistants. Carr remains thankful for the tutelage of Carl Schuette; the way Lee Corso "took (him) under his wing;" and the equal-opportunity demands of Steve Belichick.

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"In a very small way, yeah," Huey replied, his voice breaking up, after being asked if he made a difference for other African-Americans. "It gave people hope they could do the same thing."

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