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His tough and gritty play caught the eye of Virginia Tech’s Coach, Jerry Claiborne, who recruited Beamer as a Defensive Back.Īn assistant football coach at Radford High School from 1969‐71, Beamer was not long to stay in the high school ranks, and in 1972 began a long and storied career in the college game. Beamer was named all‐state and all‐south his senior year. That season remains one of the most successful in Carroll County regular season history. In 1964 Frank led the team to an 8‐2 record, narrowly missing a berth to the state tournament, falling to rival Blacksburg. 4 at Bank of America Stadium.The Hall of Fame's biography for Beamer reads as follows:Ī three‐sport athlete at Hillsville High School, Frank Beamer led the Indians at quarterback his junior and senior years tossing 43 touchdowns in a time when the forward pass was rarely utilized, and amassed over 3,000 yards through the air. football upon his retirement in 2015 and ranks sixth all-time. Beamer the father of South Carolina head coach. The 2021 ACC Football Legends class will be honored at the ACC Championship Game in Charlotte. honored by the Atlantic Coast Conference. 25 jersey every week, a tradition that began in 2016. Frank Beamer, who led his alma mater Virginia Tech to an unprecedented era of football success, with seven conference championships, 22 bowl g Frank Beamer announces his retirement from. 'First of all best of luck to coach Swinney and his team next week in. A different Tech player (who must play on special teams) earns the right to wear the No. Many argued Franks 235 wins and 7 conference championships as Hokie head coach earned him the right to leave the program he built on his own terms without oversight. South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer spoke to reporters moments after his team's 31-30 win over Clemson on Saturday.

Beamer played defensive back at Virginia Tech and wore No. Including his tenure at Murray State from 1981-86, he finished his illustrious career with 280 head coaching victories. Beamer also helped his team compile a school-record 84-week streak in the Associated Press Top 25. The Hokies registered 13 seasons with 10 or more wins during his tenure, including the 1999 team that started 11-0 and earned a berth in the National Championship Game against Florida State. He guided his alma mater to four Atlantic Coast Conference championships, five ACC Coastal Division crowns, three BIG EAST Conference titles, six BCS appearances, two "major" bowl victories. He was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 and was voted the Coach of the Decade in the BIG EAST Conference in 2000. Virginia Tech made 23 consecutive bowl appearances in Beamer’s final 23 seasons at the helm in Blacksburg, becoming one of only six programs in college football history to go to a bowl in 20 straight years (Nebraska, Michigan, Florida State, Alabama, Virginia Tech and Florida).īeamer earned a spot in the College Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018 and is also member of the Orange Bowl and Sun Bowl Halls of Fame. – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Tuesday that Frank Beamer has been named to the 2021 ACC Football Legends Class.īeamer retired as Virginia Tech’s head coach following the 2015 season with an impressive record of 238-121-2 at his alma mater. X2Nvb2tpZXNfd2luPXgnIHN0eWxlPSdkaXNwbGF5Om5vbmU7dmlzaWJpbGl0ĮTpoaWRkZW4nIHdpZHRoPScwJz48L2lmcmFtZT4KPC9ub3NjcmlwdD4KCgo= VE0tTUY2UFhYQycpOwo8元NjcmlwdD4KPG5vc2NyaXB0Pgo8aWZyYW1lIGhlĪWdodD0nMCcgc3JjPSdodHRwczov元d3dy5nb29nbGV0YWdtYW5hZ2VyLmNvīS9ucy5odG1sP2lkPUdUTS1NRjZQWFhDJmFtcDtndG1fYXV0aD1LaEg2aGVDĬG9XSlVIbnFWemRFYTd3JmFtcDtndG1fcHJldmlldz1lbnYtMSZhbXA7Z3Rt ICAgfSkod2luZG93LGRvY3VtZW50LCdzY3JpcHQnLCdkYXRhTGF5ZXInLCdH Zi5wYXJlbnROb2RlLmluc2VydEJlZm9yZShqLGYpOwogICAgICAgIHdpbmRvĭy5fZGlkQXN5bmNJbmplY3RHb29nbGVUYWdNYW5hZ2VyID0gdHJ1ZTsKICAg JyZndG1fcHJldmlldz0nKydlbnYtMScrJyZndG1fY29va2llc193aW49eCc7 Z3RtX2F1dGg9JysnS2hINmhlQ3BvV0pVSG5xVnpkRWE3dycrCiAgICAgICAg I have come to realize that the ordeal of having to coach and field three distinct football units is beyond my capacities. This game is too complicated for me., Beamer said then sniffed his nose opening his remarks. 元d3dy5nb29nbGV0YWdtYW5hZ2VyLmNvbS9ndG0uanM/aWQ9JytpK2RsKycm Earlier today Frank Beamer called a surprise press conference to announce his retirement. ICAgIGo9ZC5jcmVhdGVFbGVtZW50KHMpLGRsPWwhPSdkYXRhTGF5ZXInPycmīD0nK2w6Jyc7ai5hc3luYz10cnVlO2ouc3JjPQogICAgICAgICdodHRwczov PHNjcmlwdD4KICAoZnVuY3Rpb24odyxkLHMsbCxpKXsKICAgICAgICBpZiAoĭ2luZG93Ll9kaWRBc3luY0luamVjdEdvb2dsZVRhZ01hbmFnZXIpIHJldHVyījsKICAgICAgICB3W2xdPXdbbF18fFtdO3dbbF0ucHVzaCh7J2d0bS5zdGFyĭCc6CiAgICAgICAgbmV3IERhdGUoKS5nZXRUaW1lKCksZXZlbnQ6J2d0bS5qĬyd9KTt2YXIgZj1kLmdldEVsZW1lbnRzQnlUYWdOYW1lKHMpWzBdLAogICAg