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Joseph Vincent Paterno (/ p ə ˈ t ɜːr n oʊ /; December 21, 1926 – January 22, 2012), sometimes referred to as JoePa, was an American college football player, athletic director, and coach.
Coach Joe Paterno was responsible for most of these bids and victories, compiling more wins, 24, and appearances, 37, than any other coach in college football history, with a bowl record of 24–12–1 (.662). Paterno also had a record of 13–4–0 (.765) in "major" bowls.
Joe Paterno was the Penn State football coach from 1966 until 2011, when he was fired during the Sandusky scandal and died 10 weeks later. Sue Paterno has remained an active member of the ...
Paterno is a 2018 American television drama film directed by Barry Levinson. It stars Al Pacino as former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, and his career leading up to his dismissal following the university's child sex abuse scandal in 2011. Riley Keough, Kathy Baker, Greg Grunberg and Annie Parisse also star. The film premiered on HBO on ...
Penn State's Joe Paterno was offered the Michigan job near the end of the 1968 season. He turned it down, and the Wolverines hired Bo Schembechler
Two of those coaches also won conference championships: Paterno captured three, and Franklin one, as a member of the Big 10. Paterno also captured national championships as head coach at Penn State in 1982 and 1986. Paterno is the leader in seasons coached, with 46 years as head coach and games coached (548) and won (409).
During the 2011 season, Joe Paterno was fired as head coach of Penn State after 46 seasons. Paterno's dismissal and eventual cleaning house was centred around the public perception of the administration's handlings of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal and the arrest of former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
Joe Paterno is a bronze sculpture of Joe Paterno, former head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions football team.It was located on the northeast side of Beaver Stadium on the campus of the Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania until it was removed in 2012 in the aftermath of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.