[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19798]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING VIRGINIA TECH'S COACH FRANK BEAMER

  (Mr. WITTMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  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.
  Coach Beamer was a 3-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.
  Mr. Speaker, during his 29 years at Virginia Tech, he has 237 
victories and has guided the Hokies to four ACC titles, 3 Big East 
championships, 6 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 many years, and he will certainly be 
missed.
  Thank you, Coach Beamer, for all that you have contributed to 
Virginia Tech, to Blacksburg, and to the game of college football.

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