Virginia Tech Athletics announced on Monday that legendary head coach Frank Beamer will be immortalized with a new life-sized monument at Lane Stadium. The unveiling of the monument is tentatively scheduled for 4:45PM EST prior to the kickoff between the No. 24 ranked Hokies and No. 6 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 8PM EST. The unveiling will take place at Moody Plaza, located on the Southwest corner of the Lane Stadium footprint adjacent to Beamer Way.

According to the release, the bronze statue was financed by private gifts and no University funds were utilized for this tribute. Noted sports artist, sculptor and painter Tom Gallo of Murrell’s Inlet, South Carolina was commissioned to create this life size bronze figure. Casting, finishing and installation will be performed by Carolina Bronze Sculpture of Seagrove, North Carolina. The public will be allowed to witness this historic moment in honoring one of the legendary coaches in Virginia Tech program history.

Last Month, Beamer was recognized with the Paul "Bear" Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award. He was humbled by the announcement.

"I am honored and humbled to receive the Bear Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award. I'd like to thank all the fine young men who I had an opportunity to coach, as well as their parents who entrusted their sons to me. Without our coaches and support staff, we could not have built the program and enjoyed the success we did. A big thank you to them and their families for their commitment and loyalty," said Beamer. "I also owe a debt of gratitude to our fabulous fans, administrators and alumni at Virginia Tech who allowed me to enjoy a 29-year coaching run at my alma mater. Finally, and most importantly, I am especially grateful for my wife, Cheryl, and our family. I will share this award with everyone who made it possible and look forward to attending the ceremony. Go Hokies!"

Frank Beamer has compiled a 280-143-4 record in his 29 years as the head coach of Virginia Tech. He has won 5 ACC Coastal Divisions, 4 ACC Championships, 3 Big East Championships and produced dozens of NFL talents. He was named a 3x Big East Coach of the Year, 2x ACC Coach of the Year and won the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award, Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award, and Waltercamp Coach of the Year Award in 1999. He was also announced into the College Football Hall of Fame earlier in the year.

Aside from renaming the adjacent street to Beamer Way during his tenure, the team has honored Frank Beamer in every game in the Justin Fuente era by providing a special teams player with Beamer's No. 25 jersey each week.

“Thanks to Coach Beamer, his assistants and many talented student-athletes, Virginia Tech has become synonymous with special teams success,” Fuente said when originally announcing the plan to reserve No. 25 for the standout special teams player of the week in 2016.

Beamer, who was a cornerback for the Hokies from 1966-68, wore No. 25.

The monument is another achievement for the head coach who has captured many distinguished honors since his retirement in 2016.