University of Rochester
Athletic Hall of Fame
Joseph M. McShea
'24
At Rochester:
- Played on the 1920 and 1921 football teams at right tackle, center, and right guard
- Earned Little All-American at right tackle
- Heavyweight wrestler, and named captain during his sophomore year
- Threw the discus, shot put, and javelin on the track team and competed in the Penn Relays
- Two years of interclass and intramural basketball
- Captain of interclass baseball
- Frosh Frolic Committee
- Soph Hop Committee
- Soph Joll
- Wearer of the R
Post-Graduate:
- Forced to leave the UR because of financial reasons after his sophomore year
- Signed with the NFL's Rochester Jeffersons in 1923
- Received a letter from Pete Rozelle congratulating him as being one of the pioneers of the NFL
- Main event boxer and wrestler in Central and Western New York fighting as "Irish Joe McShea" or "Farmer Joey McShea"
- Sportswriter George Beahon says of his athletic accomplishments, "McShea's name belongs in the very top echelon of all-time Rochester athletes, amateur or professional."
- Inducted into the Section V Football Hall of Fame
- Passed away on December 21, 1985 leaving his 2 children and 12 grandchildren
