[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 180 (Friday, December 11, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1774-E1775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING VIRGINIA TECH'S COACH FRANK BEAMER

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 11, 2015

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Virginia Tech's Coach 
Frank Beamer, who after 29 years, will retire at the end of this season 
as a football coach, mentor, friend and role model on and off the 
field.
   Beamer was a three-year starting cornerback for the Hokies and after 
taking over as the Hokies' head coach in 1987, he built the football 
program at his alma mater into a national power.
   Coach Beamer stands as the winningest active Division I football 
coach and the sixth all time with 279 career wins.
   During his 29 years at Virginia Tech, he has 237 victories and has 
guided the Hokies to four ACC titles, three Big East championships, six 
appearances in BCS bowl games, and has posted 13 seasons with 10 or 
more wins.
   At the end of this month, Virginia Tech will play in a bowl game for 
the 23rd consecutive year under Beamer's lead, the longest current 
streak in college football recognized by the NCAA.
   Beamer has been the face of the Hokie football team and the Virginia 
Tech community as a whole for so many years. He will certainly be 
missed.
   Thank you, Coach Beamer, for all that you have contributed to 
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg and the game of college football.

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