Gray Davis was a soccer player.
The Best Male Soccer Player ESPY Award is presented annually to the male soccer ( association football ) player adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year amongst those contesting the sport on the professional or international level . Joseph Graham `` Gray '' Davis , Jr. ( born December 26 , 1942 ) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003 .