Frank Peake

Frank Peake
Virginia Tech Hokies
PositionHalfback
Class1929
Personal information
Born(1903-05-15)May 15, 1903
Virginia
DiedJanuary 15, 1978(1978-01-15) (aged 74)
Hampton, Virginia
Career information
High schoolHampton
CollegeV. P. I. (1925–1928)
Awards and highlights

Frank W. Peake (May 15, 1903 – January 15, 1978) was a college football running back for the Virginia Tech Hokies of Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Peake's College Football Hall of Fame coach Andy Gustafson, said he never saw his equal as a punt returner. Peake was voted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1978, and the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1983, the second year Tech athletes were honored. He was also an accomplished track star.