62 photos of Bud Foster through the years
Longtime Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster announced back in August that he will be retiring at the end of this season. The legendary coach has been an integral part of the Hokies' 27-year bowl game appearance streak, a number they added on to after blanking Georgia Tech on Nov. 16. Take a look at his legacy online, and find a copy of The Roanoke Times on Saturday for a special section dedicated to Bud.
1998
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster talks to players during a game in 1998.
1998
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster during a practice in 1998.
1998
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster stands in the rain during a game in 1998.
1999
Bud Foster watches pregame warm-ups before a game against JMU in Blacksburg on Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999.
1999
Bud Foster, defensive coordinator of the Virginia Tech football team coaches during a game against JMU in Blacksburg on Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999.
1999
Bud Foster during a Sugar Bowl media interview in Blacksburg on Friday, Dec. 17, 1999.
1999
Bud Foster, Virgina Tech football defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach, instructs a player during a maneuvering drill at Tulane University practice field in New Orleans on Monday, Dec. 27, 1999, ahead of Tech's match against Florida State in the 2000 Sugar Bowl.
2002
Virginia Tech cornerback DeAngelo Hall, left, returns an interception for a touchdown as defensive coordinator Bud Foster, right, signals touchdown during the first half against Arkansas State, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002, in Blacksburg, Va. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Gene Dalton)
2002
Tech Defense coach Bud Foster hugs linebacker Alex Markogiannakis after he scored a 2nd quarter touchdown from a fumble recovery during a game against Western Michigan on Sept. 28, 2002.
2004
Va Tech defensive coach Bud Foster encourages his team during game against University of Virginia on Nov. 27, 2004 in Blacksburg. No. 11 Virginia Tech defeated No. 16 Virginia 24-10.
2005
Va. Tech's defensive coordinator Bud Foster (right) and coach Frank Beamer dispute a penalty call against the Hokies at Lane Stadium on Nov. 5, 2005. No. 3 Miami defeated No. 5 Virginia Tech 27-7.
2007
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster gathers his defensive backs into a huddle prior to an intra-squad scrimmage in Lane Stadium in Blacksburg in 2007.
Broyles Award Football 2007
Frank Broyles, athletic director at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, left, speaks with Bud Foster, defensive football coordinator at Virginia Tech, center, and Reggie Herring, defensive football coordinator at the University of Arkansas, right, before Foster was named the 2006 Broyles Award winner, Tuesday, Jan. 16. 2007, in Little Rock, Ark. The award goes to the top assistant college coach of the year.
2007
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster, left, shakes the hand of Virginia defensive end Chris Long (91) after the Virginia Tech-Virginia college football game at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007. Tech won the game 33-21.
2007
Virginia Tech coaches Bud Foster (left) and Frank Beamer during game against Florida State at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007.
2007
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster talks to the media during a news conference on Monday, Dec. 31, 2007, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla before the FedEx Orange Bowl.
2008
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster watches a defensive replay on the stadium video screen on Sept. 28, 2008 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Virginia Tech won the game against the Huskers 35-30.
2008
Bud Foster during the Orange Bowl media day on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008.
2009
This Sept. 19, 2009, file photo shows Virginia Tech head defensive coach, Bud Foster, right, and defensive line coach Charley Wiles, left, appealing to the referees during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Nebraska, at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg.
2009
Bud Foster implores his defense to step up in the fourth quarter during a game against Alabama in 2009. At the time, Alabama was ranked No. 5 and Virginia Tech was ranked No. 7. The Crimson Tide won 34-24.
2009
Virginia Tech's Defensive Coordinator Bud Foster gets water dumped on him by Cordarrow Thompson (95) and Kam Chancellor (17) as he was being interviewed after the victory over Cincinnati in the 2009 Fedex Orange Bowl at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009.
2009
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster, left, hugs Rashad Carmichael, 21 after he ran back a 22-yard interception for a touchdown in the 2nd quarter of the Virginia Tech – Boston College football game in Blacksburg on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009. Virginia Tech won the game 48-14.
2009
Bud Foster, defensive coordinator for Virginia Tech yells instructions to his players in the 4th quarter of the Virginia Tech – University of Miami football game in Blacksburg on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009.
2010
VA Tech's Bud Foster, defensive coordinator at Virginia Tech during the game against UVA on Nov. 27, 2010 in Blacksburg.
2010
Va. Tech's Bud Foster watches in the second quarter during a game against Boise State in 2010. No. 3 Boise State narrowly defeated No. 10 Virginia Tech 33-30.
2010
Bud Foster congratulates his players as the game against UVA winds down Sat. Nov. 27, 2010 in Blacksburg. The Hokies handily defeated the Cavaliers 37-7.
2010
Coach Bud Foster stands in the rain during a game in 2010.
2010
Coach Bud Foster in 2010.
2010
Coach Bud Foster in 2010.
2010
Virginia Tech football defensive coordinator Bud Foster yells instructions to his team during the game against Georgia Tech at Lane Stadium on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. Virginia Tech defeated Georgia Tech 28-21.
2010
Bud Foster, checks on defensive end J.R. Collins, 42 left, during the first day of spring football practice on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg on Wednesday, March 31, 2010.
2010
Tech ‘s Bud Foster reacts to an official’s call that kept a Boston drive alive at the end of the second quarter of the Virginia Tech - Boston College football game in Chestnut Hill, Mass. in Saturday, Sept 25, 2010. Virginia Tech won the game 19-0.
2011
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster works with the linebackers on blocking positioning. The Virginia Tech Hokies opened up their 2011 campaign by holding practice on Thursday, Aug. 4.
2011
Va. Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster yells to his team as Virginia Tech takes on Clemson at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC on Dec. 3, 2011.
2012
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster talks with Virginia Tech linebacker Jack Tyler (58) during the first half of a NCAA college football game in Blacksburg, Va., Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
2012
Tech assistant coaches, Mike O’Cain, left, the quarterbacks coach, and Bud Foster, right, the defensive coordinator, share a laugh during media day in August 2012.
2013
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator, Bud Foster, directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college football game against UVA in Charlottesville on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013.
2013
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster during Virginia Tech football team media day in Lane Stadium on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013.
2013
In a Nov. 16, 2013, file photo Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster cheers his team prior to the start of the Maryland Virginia Tech NCAA college football game in Blacksburg.
2014
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster runs footwork drills during a conditioning workout at Rector Field House in 2014.
2014
Tech defensive coach Bud Foster and head coach Frank Beamer during the Virginia Tech - East Carolina NCAA college football game in Blacksburg on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014.
2015
Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer, left, and defensive coordinator Bud Foster, right direct play during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Blacksburg, Va., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. It was the last home game for Tech coach Frank Beamer. UNC won the game 30-27 in overtime.
2015
Tech coach Bud Foster waves to fans at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015.
2015
Bud Foster talks to Andrew Motuapuaka during a practice on April 11, 2015.
2015
Virginia tech defensive coordinator, Bud Foster, left, talks with Virginia Tech cornerback Kendall Fuller (11) during the second half of an NCAA college football game against No. 1 Ohio State in Blacksburg on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015.
2016
Virginia Tech associate head coach and defensive coordinator Bud Foster changes a defensive call from the sideline during the second half of the Belk Bowl NCAA college football game against Arkansas in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016.
2016
Virginia Tech's Bud Foster celebrates with his team after they defeated Arkansas in the Belk Bowl NCAA college football game in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016.
2017
Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster huddles with his players at the start of the Virginia - Pitt game on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Virginia Tech won, 20-14.
2017
Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables, left, shakes the hand of Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster, right, after the Virginia Tech - Clemson University football game in Blacksburg on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. Clemson won the game 31-17.
2017
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster studies the field as his defense pins the UNC offense inside their own five yard line on Oct. 21, 2018. The No. 24 Hokies blew out the Tar Heels by a score of 59-7.
2017
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster calls out instructions from the sideline during the first half of the Camping World Bowl NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in Orlando, Fla.
2018
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster looks on during the Spring Game on April 4, 2018.
2018
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster looks at the scoreboard during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018.
2018
Virginia tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster, right, talks to his players during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Boston College in Blacksburg, Va., Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018.
2018
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster watches warm ups prior to the start of an NCAA college football game in Blacksburg on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018.
2019
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster looks on at the start of the Virginia Tech-Furman football game in Blacksburg on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. The Hokies won 24-17.
2019
Bud Foster waves to the crowd on Bud Foster Day on Nov. 9, 2019.
2019
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster was honored in a pregame ceremony prior to the start of the Virginia Tech - Wake Forest NCAA football game in Blacksburg on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. No. 25 Virginia Tech defeated Wake Forest 36-17.
2019
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster and players celebrate at the conclusion of their NCAA college football game against Wake Forest Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in Blacksburg.
2019
Retiring Virginia Tech defensive coordinator, Bud Foster, right, gets a hug from former coach Frank Beamer, prior to the start of an NCAA college football game in Blacksburg on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019.
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Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster and players celebrate at the conclusion of the Virginia Tech - Wake Forest football game on Nov. 9, 2019.
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