Joseph William Beacham (April 8, 1874 – July 28, 1958) was an

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player, coach and retired

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brigadier general. He served as the head football coach at

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

in 1896 and at the

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in 1911, compiling a career college football record of 11–4–2.

Biography

Beacham was born on April 8, 1874. He graduated from

in 1897. A

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in the

, Beacham was Professor of Military Science and Tactics at

from 1927 to 1932. Beacham died at

Walter Reed General Hospital The Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC)known as Walter Reed General Hospital (WRGH) until 1951was the U.S. Army's flagship medical center from 1909 to 2011. Located on in the District of Columbia, it served more than 150,000 active and reti ...

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on July 28, 1958. He was buried at

Arlington National Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery is one of two national cemeteries run by the United States Army. Nearly 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington, Virginia. There are about 30 funerals conducted on weekdays and 7 held on Sa ...

Head coaching record

References

External links

Arlington National Cemetery
1874 births 1958 deaths 19th-century players of American football Army Black Knights football coaches Cornell Big Red baseball players Cornell Big Red football coaches Cornell Big Red football players Cornell University faculty American military personnel of the Spanish–American War United States Army personnel of World War I United States Army generals Sportspeople from Brooklyn Players of American football from New York City Burials at Arlington National Cemetery {{1890s-collegefootball-coach-stub