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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 coach at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State).

Joe Paterno sat in a wheelchair at the family kitchen table where he has eaten, prayed and argued for more than a halfcentury.

Joe Paterno sat in a wheelchair at the family kitchen table where he has eaten, prayed and argued for more than a halfcentury.

Joe Paterno with his wife, Sue, and daughters Mary Kathryn, left, and Diana Lynne after he was named the football coach at Penn State in

Joe Paterno cried the day after a late-night phone call by the Penn State board of trustees ended his year career as the Nittany Lions'.

Paterno is the fullest description we will ever have of the man's character and career.

Paterno let a child molester go when he could've stopped him.

After 16 years as Engle's assistant, Paterno succeeded him in 1966. Paterno led Penn State to consecutive undefeated seasons in 1968 and 1969 and another undefeated season in 1973. However, Paterno's upstanding reputation as a collegiate football coach was permanently stained in 2011, after the university's child abuse sex scandal broke out.

An FBI investigation revealed that Paterno had concealed information about the abuse committed by his assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, who was later convicted of being a longtime child molester and serial rapist.

Joe Paterno Movie

In 2018 HBO released its film Paterno, which covers the famous coach's involvement in the Penn State sex scandal.

Directed by Barry Levinson, the dra