Frank Loria

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Frank Loria's Virginia Tech team photo.  Loria's #10 is one of only four numbers retired by Virginia Tech
Frank Loria's Virginia Tech team photo. Loria's #10 is one of only four numbers retired by Virginia Tech

Frank Loria (born 1947, Clarksburg, West Virginia)(1947 - November 14, 1970) was an American football defensive back.

He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies football team from 1965-1967, helping the Hokies to a berth in the 1966 Liberty Bowl. Loria was named consensus All American in 1967.

Loria joined the Marshall University coaching staff as the defensive backs coach. He died in the Southern Airlines Flight 932 airplane crash, that killed most of Marshall's football team, on November 14, 1970.

His number, #10, is one of four numbers retired by Virginia Tech. Loria was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on December 7, 1999.

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