Joe Paterno
Chronology
| 1926 | Born Joseph Vincent Paterno on December 21 in Brooklyn, New York |
| 1932 | Learns early on the value of education over sports—but plays touch football as much as he can |
| 1942 | Enters Brooklyn Prep High School |
| 1946 | Enters Brown University where he plays quarterback and also returns punts and kickoffs |
| 1949 | Brown goes 8-1 with Paterno at the helm |
| 1950 | Becomes an assistant coach at Penn State |
| 1962 | Marries Suzanne Pohland (together they'll have five children: Diana Lynne, Mary Kathryn, David, Joseph Vincent Jr., and George Scott) |
| 1966 | Appointed as head coach of the Nittany Lions on February 19 |
| 1968 | Records first of five unbeaten seasons at Penn, going 11-0 and beating the University of Kansas in the Orange Bowl |
| 1977 | Misses the second kickoff in his career as a coach when his son is seriously injured in an accident; the first was due to the death of his father, in 1955 (hasn't missed a kickoff since) |
| 1982 | Captures first National Championship, beating the University of Georgia in the Sugar Bowl |
| 1986 | Wins second National Championship, beating Miami in the Fiesta Bowl |
| 1992 | Attends opening ceremonies of the Joe Paterno Child Development Center on the campus of Nike, Inc., in Beaverton, Oregon |
| 1993 | Penn becomes a part of the Big Ten conference |
| 1993 | Brown honors its alum with the scholarship presented in his honor, the Joe Paterno Male Outstanding Freshman Athlete Award |
| 1995 | Guides Penn to an undefeated season and a victory in the Rose Bowl. It was to that point the first Big Ten team with an undefeated season in 26 years |
| 1995 | Penn State is ranked first as being the college program that best prepares players for the NFL |
| 1997 | The Paterno family donates $3.5 million to Penn State to endow faculty positions and scholarships |
| 2001 | Earns win 324, which puts him as the career leader in Division I-A football, surpassing previous record holder Bear Bryant |
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