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Joe Paterno, seen here as a Penn State assistant coach in 1960, was enshrined into the National Football Foundation's College Hall of Fame on Saturday night (July 19).
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Joe Paterno and members of the Penn State football team greeted members of the press for the 2008 Football Media Day. The Lions kicked off pre-season practice on Monday (Aug. 4) and open up the season at home against Coastal Carolina at noon on Aug. 30.
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Joe Paterno on the sidelines in 1968. In his 59th year as a member of the Penn State coaching staff, Paterno received the Gold Medal, the National Football Foundation's highest honor, along with Florida State's Bobby Bowden, in a video presentation at the 2006 Hall of Fame Awards Dinner.
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Head Coach Joe Paterno offers encouragement to one of his players in this photo from 1968. A five-time National Coach of the Year honoree, Paterno has 372 career victories to rank second to Florida State's Bobby Bowden (373) among major college coaches.
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Joe Paterno in 1969. In his 43rd season as head coach of the Nittany Lions, Paterno was selected to join the Hall in 2006, but his induction was delayed for one year after he was injured in a sideline collision during a November 2006 game at Wisconsin.
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Joe Paterno accepts the 1972 Cotton Bowl trophy, as the Nittany Lions defeated the University of Texas 30-6. With a record of 23-10-1, Paterno is the all-time leader among coaches in bowl appearances and victories. His 69.1 winning percentage is second-best all-time among coaches with at least 12 bowl appearances.
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The Penn State Nittany Lions carry Joe Paterno off the field at the Jan. 1, 1983, Sugar Bowl, where the team had just defeated Georgia 27-23 to earn its first National Championship. Paterno's teams have recorded five undefeated seasons, 21 finishes in the AP Top 10, 33 Top 25 finishes and two National Championships.
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Joe Paterno raises his fist in triumph as his players carry him off the field after defeating Miami 14-10 in the Jan. 2, 1987, Fiesta Bowl to capture Penn State's second National Championship.
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Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno makes his way through the team as they warm up before the game. Paterno has coached 74 first ream All-Americans, 15 NFF National Scholar-Athletes, including Paul Posluszny in 2006, more than 300 future NFL players and seven members of the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Joe Paterno leads the Nittany Lions onto the field for the season opener against University of South Florida Sept. 3, 2005. Paterno became the 21st member of the Penn State Football family to be enshrined into the Hall, joining four former coaches and 16 players, seven of whom he coached -- John Cappelletti, Keith Dorney, Jack Ham, Ted Kwalick, Lydell Mitchell, Dennis Onkotz and Mike Reid. Former Nittany Lion coaches Dick Harlow (1915-17), Hugo Bezdek (1918-29), Bob Higgins (1930-48) and Rip Engle (1950-65) also are members of the Hall of Fame.
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A happy Joe Paterno was interviewed by ESPN moments after the Nittany Lions defeated Texas A&M 24-17 in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29, 2007. The third active coach to be enshrined into the Hall of Fame, Paterno was inducted last December at a black-tie dinner in New York City.
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Joe Paterno is more than just a coach. He also is a philanthropist. Here, Joe and Sue Paterno talk during a 1998 press conference as their $3.5 million gift to Penn State is announced. In total, the Paternos have given more than $4 million to the University for causes such as the library, scholarships and the spiritual center.
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Penn State football coach Joe Paterno carried Jeremy Herbstritt's Virginia Tech hat with him to his pregame press conference. Herbstritt, a Penn State graduate pursuing a graduate degree at Virginia Tech, was one of the victims of last week's tragedy.
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Joe Paterno, back row far left, with the rest of the 1950 Penn State football coaching staff.
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Penn State football head Coach Joe Paterno waves to fans in the student section as they chant "Joe-Pa" before the game.
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Joe Paterno, head football coach for Penn State University, talks with the media.
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Entering his 39th season as head coach, Paterno has 32 letterwinners and 15 starters returning to his squad for the upcoming campaign.
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Paterno is readying his squad for the Nittany Lions' season opener with Akron at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 in Beaver Stadium.
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Joe Paterno on the sidelines of a Penn State football game.
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Paterno runs onto the field with his team during a Penn State football game.
Sunday, January 19, 2020
