- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJoseph Vincent Paterno
- Nickname
- Jo Pa
- Joe Paterno was born on December 21, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Suzanne Pohland. He died on January 22, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
- SpouseSuzanne Pohland(May 12, 1962 - January 22, 2012) (his death, 5 children)
- Extremely thick pair of glasses
- Due to the Penn State sex scandal, the NCAA vacated Paterno's wins from 1998 through 2011.
- Was Penn State head football coach from 1966 until midway through the 2011 season.
- All five of his children are Penn State graduates.
- Is among the all-time leaders in wins by a major college coach. As of December 2005, he was second only to Bobby Bowden.
- Named The Associated Press college football coach of the year (20 December 2005)
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