Portrait of Joe Paterno

No. 31 · Coaching Legends

Joe Paterno

American Football

Penn State's historic coaching tenure

Joe Paterno was an American football coach who led Penn State for more than four decades and recorded 409 victories. His long tenure shaped the university's football programme. His career ended in dismissal during the Jerry Sandusky child-sex-abuse scandal, which remains an essential part of any assessment of his institutional legacy.

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