Virginia Tech's Shayne Graham trots onto the field at West Virginia on November 6, 1999, with two thoughts in his mind. One is a missed field goal that would have beaten Miami a year earlier. The other is the 44-yard field goal he is about to try against the Mountaineers, a kick he must make if the Hokies are to stay unbeaten and on track for a national championship. Head down, he focuses on his mark as the ball is snapped. He steps forward, the dream of an entire team resting with his leg.Now, hear Graham's memory of that kick in his own words, for the first time. Game of My Life: Virginia Tech celebrates the extraordinary football and basketball moments that have shaped the college's rich athletic heritage. Through interviews with some of the school's most prestigious athletes, Hokies fans can relive the big games that defined the school's winning tradition.Carroll Dale, later a fixture with the Green Bay Packers, dove-arms outstretched-to haul in a crucial two-point conversion.
Mike Harris has been covering Virginia Tech athletics for the past six years as an assistant sports editor at the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He’s also covered a wide variety of sports, including two Olympics, the Daytona 500, the World Series, the Final Four, and much more. His entire professional career has been spent in the town of Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1978 and started work at The Richmond News Leader, joining the Times-Dispatch when the papers merged in 1992.
Harris and his wife, Sue, a teacher, have two children and three dogs. When not working, they enjoy traveling to watch the Washington Nationals and spending time in New York.