| Joseph Beacham | |
| Birth Date: | 8 April 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1893–1896 |
| Player Team2: | Cornell |
| Player Positions: | End |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1911 |
| Coach Team2: | Army |
| Overall Record: | 11–4–2 |
Joseph William Beacham (April 8, 1874 – July 28, 1958) was an American football player, coach and retired United States Army brigadier general. He served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy in 1911, compiling a career college football record of 6–1–1.
Beacham was born on April 8, 1874. He graduated from Cornell University in 1897. A brigadier general in the United States Army, Beacham was Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Cornell University from 1927 to 1932.
Beacham died at Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, D.C., on July 28, 1958.[1] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.