In the modern era of Rhodes basketball, Joe Boals set the standard for scoring. During the 1958-59 season Joe broke Bob Jackson’s career scoring record of 1,263 points. He went on to score 1,327 points in his career, a record that stood for twenty-four years until 1983.
Joe Boals was a phenomenal scorer for the Lynx. Against Mississippi State he scored 26 of the team’s 46 points. During his senior year, in the finals of the Dixie Tournament, Joe scored 21 points against Union to lead the Lynx. He was named the Dixie Tournament Most Valuable Player.
Joe served as Co-Captain of the 1958-59 team and was named the Most Valuable Player. He is currently ranked tenth in career scoring at Rhodes. In addition to his feats in Mallory Gym, Joe was an outstanding baseball player for the Lynx. He was awarded the Gold Award for his stellar play on the diamond.
For his accomplishments in the classroom and in athletics, Joe received the Seidman Award, given to the most outstanding student-athlete in the senior class. He was tapped by Omicron Delta Kappa and was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
After earning his degree from Southwestern in Biology, Joe received his M.D. from the University of Tennessee at Memphis in 1962. Dr. Boals has been a prominent orthopedic surgeon in Memphis for the past forty years.
In recognition of his academic and athletic achievements and the scoring standard he set for future Rhodes basketball players, Rhodes is honored to induct JOSEPH CALLAWAY BOALS III into the Rhodes Athletic Hall of Fame this 10th day of October, 2003.Â
