BIG LEAGUE VET MARK DAVIDSON GOES BACK TO SCHOOL, WHERE HE COACHES HIS SON LOGAN
Every man marks certain milestones in his life. For Mark Davidson, there were the celebrated births of his daughter and son, as well as their development into outstanding college athletes. Davidson also was the fourth outfielder on the 1987 World Series-champion Twins.
Come May, he will earn a bachelor of arts degree at age 57 from Clemson.
After leaving Clemson for professional baseball 35 years ago, Davidson has returned to complete 30 hours necessary for a degree under the athletic department’s Tiger Trust Program that provides scholarship money to former athletes. He is serving as a student-assistant coach, meaning he can be hands-on in tutoring one of the nation’s top college shortstops, his sophomore son Logan.
“A neat opportunity,” said Davidson, who lives with his wife Linda at Lake Keowee, S.C., outside Clemson. “What do they call that, a bucket list? It’s always been out there.”
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