Frank Beamer
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Frank Beamer is a longtime American college football coach best known for transforming Virginia Tech into a national powerhouse through his innovative special teams play and sustained success.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football coach
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human ⓘ |
| almaMater | Virginia Tech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ACC Coach of the Year
NERFINISHED
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Associated Press College Football Coach of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ Big East Coach of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul "Bear" Bryant Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1946-10-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boardMembership | College Football Playoff selection committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Shane Beamer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachRanking | one of the winningest coaches in FBS history ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Murray State University
NERFINISHED
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Virginia Tech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
1986 (head coach at Murray State)
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2015 (head coach at Virginia Tech) ⓘ |
| familyName | Beamer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | college football ⓘ |
| givenName | Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | College Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Cheryl Beamer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoachOf |
Murray State Racers football team
NERFINISHED
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Virginia Tech Hokies football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inductedInHallOfFame | 2018 (College Football Hall of Fame) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Virginia Tech Hokies football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Frank Beamer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Beamer Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
known for innovative special teams play
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led Virginia Tech to 20+ consecutive bowl appearances ⓘ led Virginia Tech to multiple conference championships ⓘ led Virginia Tech to the 1999 BCS National Championship Game ⓘ |
| notableStrategy | emphasis on special teams and defensive scoring ⓘ |
| notableWork | building Virginia Tech into a national college football power ⓘ |
| occupation |
American football coach
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sports commentator ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | cornerback ⓘ |
| relative | Shane Beamer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retirement | announced retirement after 2015 season ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| startTime |
1981 (head coach at Murray State)
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1987 (head coach at Virginia Tech) ⓘ |
| successor | Justin Fuente (as Virginia Tech head coach) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalWins | 280+ career wins as a head coach ⓘ |
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