Frank Beamer
Beamer at age 59
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 18, 1946 Mount Airy, North Carolina |
| Alma mater | Virginia Tech |
| Playing career | |
| 1966–1968 | Virginia Tech |
| Position(s) | Cornerback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972 | Maryland (GA) |
| 1973–1976 | The Citadel (DL) |
| 1977–1978 | The Citadel (DC) |
| 1979–1980 | Murray State (DC) |
| 1981–1986 | Murray State |
| 1987–2015 | Virginia Tech |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2016–present | Virginia Tech (special assistant to the AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 280–143–4 |
| Bowls | 10–12 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 OVC (1986) 3 Big East (1995–1996, 1999) 4 ACC (2004, 2007–2008, 2010) 5 ACC Coastal Division (2005, 2007–2008, 2010–2011) |
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| Awards | |
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AFCA Coach of the Year (1999) Associated Press Coach of the Year (1999) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1999) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1999) George Munger Award (1999) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1999) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1999) Joseph V. Paterno Coach of the Year Award (2010) 3x Big East Coach of the Year (1995–1996, 1999) 2x ACC Coach of the Year (2004–2005) |
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Franklin Mitchell Beamer (born October 18, 1946) is a retired American college football coach, most notably for the Virginia Tech Hokies, and former college football player. Beamer was a cornerback for Virginia Tech from 1966 to 1968. His coaching experience began in 1972, and from 1981 to 1986 Beamer served as the head football coach at Murray State University. He then went on to become the head football coach at Virginia Tech from 1987 until his final game in 2015. He was one of the longest tenured active coaches in NCAA Division I FBS and, at the time of his retirement, was the winningest active coach at that level. Beamer remains at Virginia Tech in the position of special assistant to the athletic director, where he focuses on athletic development and advancement.
Beamer was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina, grew up on a farm in Fancy Gap, Virginia, went to high school in Hillsville, Virginia, and earned 11 varsity letters in high school as a three-sport athlete in football, basketball, and baseball. He then attended Virginia Tech and was a starting cornerback for 3 years on the football team, playing in the 1966 and 1968 Liberty Bowls. He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1969 and attended Radford University for graduate school while serving as an assistant football coach at Radford High School.
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