Joe Paterno ... Joseph Vincent Paterno (/ pəˈtɜːrnoʊ /; December 21, 1926 – January 22, 2012), sometimes referred to as JoePa, was an American college football player, athletic director, …

Dec 17, 2025 · Joe Paterno was an American collegiate gridiron football coach, who, as head coach at Pennsylvania State University (1966–2011), was the winningest major-college coach …

Mar 6, 2025 · Paterno’s wife, Sue, and their five children all graduated from Penn State. Paterno’s son, Jay, was an assistant football coach at Penn State from 1995 to January 2012.

Mar 6, 2025 · Read CNN’s Fast Facts about the life of the late Joe Paterno, longtime head football coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Dec 31, 2025 · Legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno, NCAA Division I's all-time winningest coach, has died at the age of 85. A member of the Penn State coaching staff for 62 seasons, …

May 28, 2020 · Paterno was the first coach to win all four of the major bowls — Rose, Orange, Fiesta, and Sugar and saw almost 300 of his former charges go on to NFL success.

Jul 23, 2012 · In Joe Paterno’s extraordinary career as Penn State’s head football coach from 1966 to 2011, Paterno was the most recognizable Penn Stater and citizen of Centre County.

News about Joe Paterno, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Oct 17, 2019 · Joe Paterno, the Hall of Fame head coach who led the Penn State football program for 45 years, died Sunday, Jan. 22, at the age of 85, after a battle with lung cancer.

Jun 30, 2011 · Head coach of the Nittany Lions since 1966, Joe Paterno saw his resurgent and determined squad erase a 21-0 deficit to score touchdowns on five consecutive possessions …