Joseph Beacham

Joseph Beacham
Sport(s) Football, baseball
Biographical details
Born April 8, 1874
Brooklyn, New York
Died July 28, 1958 (aged 84)
Walter Reed General Hospital
Washington, D.C.
Playing career
Football
18931896

Cornell
Position(s) End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1896
1911

Cornell
Army
Head coaching record
Overall 1142

Statistics

Joseph William Beacham (April 8, 1874 July 28, 1958) was an American football player and coach and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at Cornell University in 1896 and at the United States Military Academy in 1911, compiling a career college football record of 1142.

Biography

He was born on April 8, 1874.

Beacham graduated from Cornell University in 1897. A brigadier general in the U.S. Army, Beacham was Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Cornell from 1927 to 1932.

Beacham died at Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, D.C. on July 28, 1958.[1] He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Cornell Big Red (Independent) (1896)
1896 Cornell 531
Cornell: 531
Army Cadets (Independent) (19011)
1911 Army 611
Army: 611
Total: 1142

References

  1. "Joseph Beacham, Retired General". New York Times. July 29, 1958. Retrieved August 10, 2011. Gen. Joseph W. Beacham, retired, who was President Eisenhower's football coach at West Point, died yesterday in Walter Reed General Hospital, ...

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