What It Means to Be a Hokie: Frank Beamer and Virginia's Greatest Players

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Taking a decade-by-decade approach to the Virginia Tech football tradition, this collection brings together over 40 stories from the most outstanding voices of the program. The spirit ofHokie football is not captured by just one phrase, one season, or one particular game; instead, the student-athletes and coaches who made the magic happen over six decades blend their experiences to capture the true essence of their beloved school. Hokies fans will relish the intimate stories told by the figures they have come to cherish.

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Mark Schlabach is a college football and basketball columnist for ESPN.com. He has covered college football for more than a decade for newspapers--including nine years with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and two years with the Washington Post--radio, and television. He has been honored multiple times by the Associated Press Sports Editors. He lives in Madison, Georgia. Frank Beamer is the head football coach with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, also known as Virginia Tech. He has been named Coach of the Year five times between two conferences, and has the most wins of any coach in the history of the school. He lives in Blacksburg, Virginia.