Joseph William Beacham (April 8, 1874 – July 28, 1958) was an American football player, coach and retired United States Army brigadier general.

A brigadier general in the United States Army, Beacham was Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Cornell University and head of the military units at Cornell from 1926 to 1932.

[1] The $2,500 cost of the uniforms was covered by holding a formal ball at Barton Hall.

[1] Beacham died at Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, D.C., on July 28, 1958.

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