From Hall of Honor press release dated Sept. 8, 1988:

Russ Beichly earned distinction as men's basketball coach at the University of Akron where he compiled a 19-year record of 188-143 before retiring in 1959. A charter member of Akron's Hall of Fame, Beichley coached the Zips to five Ohio Athletic Conference championships (1945, 1946, 1953, 1956, 1958) and an NAIA tournament appearance in 1943. Beichly's final year of coaching, 1958-59, remains the best record in Akron history at 21-2. Ironically, the two losses were to Wittenberg in the first and last games of the season. Beichly won a total of 16 city championships in football and basketball at Akron West High School between 1926 and 1940 and his 1932 cage squad won the Ohio Class AA championship in 1932. Beichly earned six letters in football and basketball and served as team captain in both sports as a senior. On the gridiron, he was a three-time All-Ohio choice at quarterback. He is a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He was previously inducted into the Summit County Hall of Fame in 1960, the Helms Foundation Hall of Fame in 1964 and the University of Akron Hall of Fame in 1976. Beichly and his wife, Emily, now reside in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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