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Joe Paterno. Joseph Vincent Paterno ( / pəˈtɜːrnoʊ /; December 21, 1926 – January 22, 2012), sometimes referred to as JoePa, was an American college football player, athletic director, and coach. He was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011. With 409 victories, Paterno is the most victorious coach in NCAA FBS ...
- 24–12–1
- December 21, 1926, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- 409–136–3
- January 22, 2012 (aged 85), State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Apr 2, 2014 · Joe Paterno was born December 21, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York. Upon graduation from Brown University in 1950, his former coach, Charles (“Rip”) Engle, became head coach at Pennsylvania State ...
May 28, 2020 · At the pinnacle of his career, Joe Paterno was the winningest coach in the history of collegiate football. As head coach at Pennsylvania State University over 46 seasons between 1966 through 2011 ...
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Apr 18, 2022 · Regarding Joe Paterno's statue, in a statement to ESPN, a Penn State spokesperson said the school has "no plans for additional honors or a reinstallation of the statue." The 7-foot, 900-pound ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Joe Paterno (born December 21, 1926, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died January 22, 2012, State College, Pennsylvania) American collegiate gridiron football coach, who, as head coach at Pennsylvania State University (1966–2011), was the winningest major-college coach in the history of the sport, with 409 career victories, but whose accomplishments were in many ways overshadowed by a sex-abuse ...
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Jan 23, 2012 · Joe Paterno had barely hung up on the phone when his wife of 50 years picked it up and redialed the number scrawled on the slip of paper. After 61 years, Sue Paterno said to the man who just fired ...
Jan 23, 2012 · “Joe Paterno, to me, is maybe the greatest coach ever,” Bobby Bowden, the former Florida State coach, who is No. 3 in major-college coaching victories, told The Associated Press in 2006.
