Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno
Joseph Vincent "Joe" Paterno, sometimes referred to as "JoePa", was an American college football player, and later athletic director and coach. He was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011. With 409 victories, Paterno was the most successful coach in NCAA FBS history. His career ended with his dismissal from the team in November, 2011 as a result of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth21 December 1924
CountryUnited States of America
A couple of passes we thought we could develop downfield and we didn't get a chance to, because Mike had to run for his life a couple times.
They have a great tailback, ... Last year they had two great tailbacks. They make up their minds they are going to run and intimidate you. When your offense (goes for over 550) yards against a team like Purdue, they are a heck of an offensive football team.
We made up our mind that we would put Devin Fentress over there so that we wouldn't have to be in a position where we couldn't use King exclusively on offense, ... If something happens over there, you run out of options sooner or later.
Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy.
Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks.
Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things.
After the second half, I won't be mentioned for that (Jets) job or any other in the country. I'll be lucky to keep my own job.
I'm fairly optimistic we're gonna be a decent football team.
I kept him out of the lineup because I felt he had to understand. I just felt, you've got to grow up.
Oh that (darn) horse. Are they (FSU officials) bringing that horse again? Is he going to be on our field? I'm going to make Bobby ride him, or at least clean up his dirt.
Oh that (darn) horse. Are (FSU officials) bringing that horse again? Is he going to be on our field? I'm going to make Bobby ride him, or at least clean up his dirt.
No, I was not aware of that. What was he doing out there? Can he swim?
It was a great football game. I'm glad we won, but we're very humbled. One play here, one play there and it could have turned out different.
You have to learn to pace yourself and learn what you do well.