joe paterno
Joe Paterno’s footprints have made a lasting impression during his 58 years on the Penn State campus. [1]
Joe Paterno banded together a squad of highly-motivated and dedicated student-athletes and coaches into another championship squad. [2]
Joe Paterno’s squad topped Big East Champion Cincinnati in the final Lambert Meadowlands Poll presented by FieldTurf Tarkett to earn its 23rd Lambert Trophy under the Hall of Fame coach. [3]
Penn State already had a building that captured what Paterno has meant to this university in his 58 years here. [1]
Paterno is widely admired for his loyalty to Penn State and for his emphasis on education as well as on sport. [4]
Paterno holds, well, Paterno, a two-time national championship coach and the conscience of college football for decades. [1]
Paterno was selected the 2008 Big Ten Dave McClain Coach of the Year, winning the honor for the third time, second only to Bo Schembechler’s four selections in the award’s history. [2]
The Nittany Lions posted an 11-2 mark, earning their 14th season with at least 11 wins under Paterno. [3]
Trailing rival Ohio State in the fourth quarter, the visiting Nittany Lions made a momentum-swinging play and went on to score the game’s final 10 points to post a hard-fought victory. [2]
Penn State President Graham Spanier and Athletic Director Tim Curley announced Tuesday (Dec.16) an agreement that will provide for the opportunity of Coach Joe Paterno leading the football program through the 2011 season. [3]
It is only fitting that Joe Paterno should go down in history as the all-time winningest coach in Division IA Football. [5]
Paterno is everything that’s right about college football from a coaching perspective. [...] Many joke that Paterno has the fastest 40-yard dash time of any coach in the NCAA after he sprinted down official Dick Honig following a blown call in a 2002 contest. [6]
In 2001 he surpassed Bear Bryant ’s record for most games won, placing Paterno first among Division I-A coaches in college football history. [...] The 2008 season marks Joe Paterno’s 43rd as head coach of the Nittany Lions, passing Amos Alonzo Stagg for the most years as head coach at a single institution. [4]
Sources:
[1] Desire to coach still drives 81-year-old Paterno - College Football - ESPN
[2] PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Football
[3] Penn State Live - Tag: Joe Paterno
[4] Joe Paterno: Information from Answers.com
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