The Touchdown Club of Annapolis is about history, tradition and nostalgia. It is also about camaraderie and community.
All those characteristics were on display during Thursday night's 63rd annual Touchdown Club football awards banquet, which drew another sellout crowd to the DoubleTree Hotel.
It started with the pre-dinner presentation to Commander Bob Caldwell, who has been with the Touchdown Club from the outset. Caldwell was part of the 1954 Navy football team that inspired formation of the organization.
Navy, led by head coach Eddie Erdelatz, finished that season with an 8-2 record after beating Mississippi in the 1955 Sugar Bowl.