1. Frank Paul Loria was an American football defensive back.
12 Facts About Frank Loria
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Frank Loria was born in the town of Clarksburg, West Virginia in Harrison County and was a three sport athlete at Notre Dame Catholic High School.
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Frank Loria was named to the top six All-America 1st teams.
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Frank Loria was known for being a physical hitter and for his quickness.
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Frank Loria made the game deciding 4th down tackle on a FSU running back on the goal line.
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Against Kansas State during the 1967 season, Frank Loria intercepted a pass, recovered a fumble, made two touchdown saving tackles, deflected a td pass and had a QB sack for a 9-yard loss.
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Frank Loria joined the Marshall University coaching staff as the defensive backs coach.
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Frank Loria died in the 1970 Marshall football team plane crash airplane crash, that killed most of Marshall's football team, on November 14,1970.
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Frank Loria was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on December 7,1999, along with the man he played for, former Virginia Tech Coach the late Jerry Claiborne.
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The Frank Loria award is given to the most outstanding high school football player in the county.
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In 1984, Frank Loria was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
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Frank Loria was elected to the inaugural class of the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.