Ki Luczak was a standout from 1949-1952 Today is July 12, 2019, which means we are officially just 50 days away from the Virginia Tech Hokies opening the college football season at Boston College. And we are halfway through this countdown. Remember when we started this countdown at No. 99 back in May? The season seemed so far away. We are close, folks. Yesterday, we profiled former All-ACC linebacker, Bruce Taylor. For No. 50, we look at another outstanding Hokie linebacker, Casimir “Ki” Luczak. Luczak played for Virginia Tech all the way back in 1949, where he spent four years on the football team as a hard-hitting, playmaking linebacker. During Luczak’s time in Blacksburg, he was regarded as one of the best linebackers in the country. While statistics weren’t recorded in that era, folks around the program spoke about how dominant of a defender Luczak was. He was all over the field, unfortunately, Luczak played on some pretty bad Hokie teams. In 1951, Luczak was named the most outstanding football player in
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