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
I was thinking 'When are we going to get this thing over. I looked at my watch at one point and it was three hours past my bedtime and we were still playing.
The kids that were the victims ... I think we all ought to say a prayer for them,
I stayed on the track I wanted to stay on. I don’t think I deviated from what I’m all about and what I thought was important. Whether you want to call that a legacy, or whatever you want to call it.
All coaches are thinking men, or else they wouldn't survive.
The minute you think you've got it made, disaster is just around the corner.
SMU: 'It's unbelievable to think that kind of corruption came right from the top of the power structure. The NCAA did what it had to do' in canceling SMU's 1988 football season.
There are certain situations I go over during the week. Jay will call certain plays in certain situations, and Galen will call most of the game with some input from Dick Anderson. When we get into certain situations, Galen turns it over to Jay and vice versa.
I think we're gonna be ready to play.
I said here are the two best players to ever play at Penn State.
I thought the defense was absolutely superb, ... There was a lot of pressure. One mistake and it's the entire ballgame.
We have to understand that if you are going to be really good, you can't make some little mistakes. When (quarterback) Michael Robinson got sacked and fumbled the ball (last Saturday against South Florida) without knowing there was a backside guy coming, we had a terrible job done by someone.
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.