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Joe Paterno
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Overview
Born
December 21
,
1926
·
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
January 22
,
2012
·
State College, Pennsylvania, USA
(complications from lung cancer)
Birth name
Joseph Vincent Paterno
Nickname
Jo Pa
Mini Bio
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.
Family
Spouse
Suzanne Pohland
(May 12, 1962 - January 22, 2012) (his death, 5 children)
Trademarks
Extremely thick pair of glasses
Trivia
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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