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Joe Paterno (1926–2012)

Joe Paterno was born on December 21, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA as Joseph Vincent Paterno. He was married to Suzanne Pohland. He died on January 22, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania, USA. See full bio »
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Known For

Go Tigers!
Go Tigers! Himself
(2001)
Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Football Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
(1992-2006)
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Himself - Football Coach
(1973)
The Winners
The Winners Actor
(1973)
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 2011 2011 Outback Bowl (TV Special)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 2010 2010 Capital One Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 2009 2009 Rose Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 2008 8:Ivy League Football and America (TV Movie documentary)
Himself
 2007 2007 Valero Alamo Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 2007 2007 Outback Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1992-2006 Notre Dame Football (TV Series)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
- Penn St. Nittany Lions vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2006) ... Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
- Penn St. Nittany Lions v. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1992) ... Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 2006 2006 FedEx Orange Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 2005 Costas Now (TV Series)
Himself - Football Coach
- Episode #1.7 (2005) ... Himself - Football Coach
 2004 ESPN 25: Who's #1? (TV Series documentary)
Himself
- Greatest Coaches (2004) ... Himself
 2003 2003 Capital One Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 2001 Go Tigers! (Documentary)
Himself
 2000 ESPN SportsCentury (TV Series documentary)
Himself
- Vince Lombardi (2000) ... Himself
- Jim Brown (2000) ... Himself
 1999 1999 Outback Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1998 Ageless Heroes (TV Movie documentary)
Himself
 1996 1996 Outback Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1995 1995 Rose Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1994 1994 CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1992 1992 IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1989 1989 Holiday Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1988 1988 Florida Citrus Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1987 1987 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1986 1986 Orange Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1983 1983 Aloha Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1982 1982 Fiesta Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1980 1980 Fiesta Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1979 1979 Liberty Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1979 1979 Sugar Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1977 1977 Fiesta Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1975 1975 Cotton Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1974 1974 Orange Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1973 The Winners (TV Series documentary)
- Franco Harris: Good Luck on Sunday (1973)
 1973 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series)
Himself - Football Coach
- Episode #12.114 (1973) ... Himself - Football Coach
 1972 1972 Cotton Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1970 1970 Orange Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1969 1969 Orange Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
 1967 1967 Gator Bowl (TV Movie)
Himself - Penn St. Nittany Lions Head Coach
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On July 22, 2012, Penn State announced it had removed the statue and "store[d] it in a secure location, citing that it had become a "source of division and an obstacle to healing." The accompanying plaques and quotations were removed as well. See more »

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Extremely thick pair of glasses

Nickname:

Jo Pa

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Sagittarius
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