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College Football Hall of Fame. Inducted in 2007 ( profile) 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.
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was Joe Paterno? 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...
At the meetings, Erickson received harsh criticism from alumni over the firing of Joe Paterno, and also received widespread criticism from the media for attempting to shift the focus away from the university.
Apr 18, 2022 · Key figures from the most wrenching period in Penn State's history explain how they now consider Joe Paterno's legacy.
Joe Paterno was an 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.
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...
Jan 23, 2012 · Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died Sunday at the age of 85. The legendary coach's reputation was deeply tarnished after sex abuse charges were filed against a former assistant coach.
Jan 23, 2012 · Joe Paterno, who won more games than any other major-college football coach, and who became the face of Pennsylvania State University and a symbol of integrity in collegiate athletics only to...
Jan 23, 2012 · Penn State University coach Joe Paterno's career ended mired in scandal less than two weeks after he recorded his 409th career victory, tops on major college football's all-time list.
Jan 22, 2012 · Legendary ex-football coach Joe Paterno dies at 85, just months after being sacked over claims he failed to act over sex abuse claims against an assistant.
