University of Rochester
Athletic Hall of Fame
James R. Beall
'46, '49
At Rochester:
- Four years of basketball including the undefeated 1941-42 team which he led in scoring
- Co-captain in 1942-43, set single-game scoring record of 27 points
- Captain in 1945-46 after military service
- Played soccer first three years
- Led in scoring as a junior, elected captain for senior season
- Played baseball freshman year
- Belonged to Psi Upsilon, Chi Rho, and Mendicants
- Earned a Master of Education from Rochester in 1949
Post-Graduate:
- Served in the Army Air Corps from February, 1943-October, 1945
- Flew 50 missions as a B-24 navigator in the 10th Air Force, 7th Bomb Group, China-Burma-India
- Awarded numerous military honors including the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters, and a Presidential Unit Citation
- Played professional and semi-pro basketball for six years
- Coached basketball and baseball at the School for the Deaf
- Spent 38 years in textbook publishing for Harper & Row, Rand McNally, and Houghton MIfflin
- Retired in 1986
