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| Virginia Tech Hokies | |
|---|---|
| Position | Halfback |
| Class | 1929 |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 15, 1903 Virginia |
| Died: | January 15, 1978 (aged 74) Hampton, Virginia |
| Career history | |
| College | V. P. I. (1925–1928) |
| High school | Hampton |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Frank W. Peake (May 15, 1903 – January 15, 1978)[1] was a college football running back for the Virginia Tech Hokies of Virginia Polytechnic Institute.[2] Peake's College Football Hall of Fame coach Andy Gustafson, said he never saw his equal as a punt returner.[3] Peake was voted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1978,[4] and the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1983, the second year Tech athletes were honored. [5] He was also an accomplished track star.
- ^ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
- ^ "Virginia Tech Football - All Century Team". Virginia Tech Magazine. 14 (3). 1992.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
hokiewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Class of 1978".
- ^ "Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame".