
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, November 13, 1994                   TAG: 9411290010
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: DONNA ALVIS-BANKS/STAFF WRITER
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

THE HOME TEAM

They're the real champs. The gritty gridders. The paragons of pigskin.

You'll find them cheering in the grandstands, huddling in the shadows, tending the fires at home. You'll seldom see them in the spotlight.

"Football widows" in the truest sense, they're married to the men who coach Virginia Tech's football team. We found them singing the same tune:

Stand by your man.

by CNB