Monday Night has Blacksburg High coming to town and their bringing down a Very Special Guest

Today is the day that the Boys Basketball 🏀 Bruins make their way to town, and they’re not coming alone. Legendary Virginia Tech football Coach and Carroll County born and raised Frank Beamer will be in the Gymnasium on the Hill as he joins the Carroll County High School Wall of Fame.

Over the history of sports a few athletes have been given a level of credit far beyond meer mortals.

Yankee Stadium was the House that Ruth built.

Safeco Field, the House Ken Griffey Junior built.

Lucas Oil Stadium, the House that Peyton Manning built.

Yes, for tonight let’s call Carroll County High School the House that Frank Beamer built!

Beamer roamed the halls and ruled the playing fields at Hillsville High School which was the institute of higher learning prior to 1969 when Carroll County High School opened its doors.

Beamer has always been credited with remembering where he came from and is still known to many as Fancy Gap Frank. The Coaches Mother remained in the County until her recent passing.

In a story from last year that appeared in the Carroll News the former Coach mentioned that he spends a great deal of time on I-77, the road that splits the County in half, running back and forth between Blacksburg and Columbia, South Carolina.

Shane Beamer has taken over the Family Business as he just completed his second season as the Head Coach of the Gamecocks after playing for his Father from 1995 to 1999.

Frank went 280-147 over his 29 seasons as the Head Hokie and along with long time DC Bud Foster created a lunch pale mentality and an identity known as Beamer Ball. Shane has added 15 victories to the Family total pushing that number up to 295 and counting.

Beamer was a 3 sport athlete but it was his skills as a Quarterback and Cornerback that landed him a scholarship to Virginia Tech and the rest is history. A long and rich history that an entire County will get to show its appreciation for one more time tonight. For tonight I will refer to the building as the House Frank Beamer built !

Photo credit – 2006 from Wikipedia