Hokies Will Honor Frank Beamer and Wear Helmet Decals for Remainder of 2015 Season

By: Joe Lanza
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on November 11, 2015, 7:36 PM | 29 comments

Virginia Tech turned an iconic photo of Frank Beamer into a helmet decal.

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HokieEngineer's picture HokieEngineer | 10 years 7 months # ^

Ordered my shirt a couple days ago. Looking forward to wearing it.

"Virginia Tech: Our trees have more school spirit than your students."

Wildturkey's picture Wildturkey | 10 years 7 months #

Great way to honor him. I have to be critical though. Is there no better image of him to use? I mean, his success here at tech didn't include him holding a microphone

Tyrod did it, Mikey!

hokie07ME's picture hokie07ME | 10 years 7 months # ^

MC Beamer?

Nah, they just put this out so they could do a follow up one like this:

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Beamer's Auto Garage's picture Beamer's Auto Garage | 10 years 7 months # ^

Seriously, why not a little jab and a better image

its been in his grasp for what 4,000 days or something. Damn thing is probably with his used coffee mug shelf, growing stuff in it!

"Welcome to the Terror Dome." -- Corey Moore

Alum07's picture Alum07
🦃 LEG KING 🦃
| 10 years 7 months # ^

Clinching a spot in the National Championship Game was slightly more significant big picture wise than a long winning streak over a crap program. That moment solidified us as what we became and is the defining moment of the Beamer Era.

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

Beamer's Auto Garage's picture Beamer's Auto Garage | 10 years 7 months # ^

Yea, Yea I know and I agree. As I looked at the photos longer, the meaning behind it grew on me.

"Welcome to the Terror Dome." -- Corey Moore

Vtkey's picture Vtkey
| 10 years 7 months # ^

Also, we don't seem to have the best records with shirts that are created to commemorate field accomplishments. I'm starting to not like t-shirts...

See also: DBU, Sacksburg.

The national championship moment wouldn't seem to pose any immediate danger...

cds7c's picture cds7c | 10 years 7 months # ^

If you weren't there that day, you probably don't understand.

This is by far the image that I will always hold of Frank Beamer. I'm just out of range to the right of the photographer, I remember having almost the exact same angle of this pic.

JASONinARLINGTON's picture JASONinARLINGTON | 10 years 7 months #

Love it. That's the perfect template to use for the bronze Beamer statue. Then every time Kyle Fuller visits he can high five it.

Tyrod did it Mikey, Tyrod did it!!

Max Power's picture Max Power | 10 years 7 months # ^

I say it every time but this gif never gets old.

"Give me a fu¢king beer", Anonymous Genius

VT_Fencer's picture VT_Fencer | 10 years 7 months # ^

Saying that this gif never gets old never gets old.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

AirplaneBottleOfBourbon's picture AirplaneBottleOfBourbon | 10 years 7 months #

The guy that designed the patch is Clark Ruhland. I don't know if Clark is a TKPer, but follow him on twitter. He also posted on his website the tought process behind the design.

historyhokie's picture historyhokie
HOWDOITURNTHISON
| 10 years 7 months # ^

Clark is the man. Definitely worth a follow for all Hokies.

@historyhokie.bsky.social

HokieEngineer's picture HokieEngineer | 10 years 7 months # ^

I met Clark briefly over the summer. He seems like a great guy and a great Hokie.

Last night I realized he has updated his website, and for folks like me who like the history behind our school's logos, jerseys, helmets, etc, this "Helmet History" link was excellent:

VT Helmet History

"Virginia Tech: Our trees have more school spirit than your students."

15hokieCH's picture 15hokieCH | 10 years 7 months # ^

Wow, someone should have been fired for the hokie track and flexing hokie helmets from 2012.. I had forgotten how bad those were. Bring back the fighting gobbler helmet though, easily my favorite alternate helmet of all time.

HokieEngineer's picture HokieEngineer | 10 years 7 months # ^

I'd actually love to see the 2008 White Throwback or the 2009 Maroon Throwback helmets as well. Those have a nice vintage feel, as does the Fighting Gobbler one.

"Virginia Tech: Our trees have more school spirit than your students."

Beamer's Auto Garage's picture Beamer's Auto Garage | 10 years 7 months # ^

God I miss the Hokie Stone helmets. I would love to see a Hokie Stone Uniform Combination.

"Welcome to the Terror Dome." -- Corey Moore

woodb20's picture woodb20 | 10 years 7 months #

Seeing Beamer on that podium gives me chills. I was at that BC game in 99 with my dad. When Beamer asked who all he would see in New Orleans, every single fucking person in that stadium raised their fist like that.

MPHOKIE's picture MPHOKIE | 10 years 7 months # ^

Same here. I was on the crossbar when the goalpost came crashing down.

cds7c's picture cds7c | 10 years 7 months # ^

I'm just out of range of this picture but I'm in the famous SI picture. It was an incredible day.

hokie4runner's picture hokie4runner | 10 years 7 months # ^

I was suspended that season and watched it at a bar in Hopewell, VA with my dad. It was cool, but I don't think it had the same affect.

4VPISU's picture 4VPISU | 10 years 7 months # ^

I was at the game too with my family as a freshman in high school. We all went down on the field after the game and i took some grass, and some of the maroon and orange paint from the VT in the endzone. Dad planted the grass at home and it still grows today - he has taken perfect care of the isolated piece of turf for 16 years.

tdhokies's picture tdhokies | 10 years 7 months # ^

I was waving the VT flag which is often behind CFB in pictures from that night.

On a side note, the stadium staff took the flag prior to the GT game/non-game to start the next season. I sure wish I still had that flag.

MPHOKIE's picture MPHOKIE | 10 years 7 months # ^

Were there sugar cookies stuck to the flag?

757hokie83's picture 757hokie83
CLASS WAR VETERAN
| 10 years 7 months #

Love it...I don't love that this has become our "regular" helmet now days though...gimme the maroon lid with the VT logo.

Now finish up them taters; I'm gonna go fondle my sweaters.

jhnbrynt's picture jhnbrynt
TURN UP THE WICK
| 10 years 7 months # ^

Ever since I saw the helmet was the center piece of the artwork in the Beamer Barn, I had a feeling this helmet was going to be worn at least a few times this year. Now, I didn't expect it was going to practically replace our maroon lids.

Hopefully it's just a one year only thing, like the white Nike pro-combat jerseys we wore 5 years ago.

Vtkey's picture Vtkey
| 10 years 7 months #

I'm going to nickname this sticker "Elvis Beamer".