Former Athletic Director Ed Czekaj once said that “Joe works so damn hard to get things done that he inspires the rest of us.” Combined with his work ethic, Coach Paterno’s ability to pay attention to meticulous details is another reason why he has obtained so much success. Like a true leader, Coach Paterno leads by example. The question of what makes Coach Paterno so successful can easily be answered just by watching him. As a result of the success and fame, Coach Paterno eventually acquired the legendary nickname of “Joe Pa.” Whatever the reason, Coach Paterno was having an enormous impact on college football. Maybe it was the undefeated regular seasons in 1968, 1969, and 1973, maybe it was the first national championship in 1982, or maybe it was how he wore his famous thick glasses with hiked-up pants showing his white socks and tennis shoes. Shortly after taking the reins of Penn State’s football team, Coach Paterno’s fame began to soar. Working underneath Hall of Fame head coach Rip Engle from 1950-1965, Coach Paterno was able to get vital experience under his belt before becoming head coach in 1966. It was here that he was able to develop and build upon his innate leadership skills, the skills that would propel Coach Paterno to become one of the most successful college football coaches.Īfter Brown, Joe Paterno became officially known as Coach Paterno, having accepted a position at Penn State University as an assistant football coach. Despite not being a spectacular quarterback, Joe did not walk away from Brown empty-handed. With 14 interceptions, Joe shares the record for most interceptions in a career at Brown University. While at Brown, Joe played quarterback and cornerback. Through hard work and perseverance, Joe was able to graduate high school and to attend Brown University. Being raised during the Depression, he was almost forced to leave his high school, Brooklyn Prep, due to the hefty tuition.
Some of Notre Dame's greatest coaches (Frank Leahy, Ara Parseghian and Lou Holtz) only lasted around a decade, but lately the storied program has been emblematic of the revolving door many schools have on the football coach's office.In the large city of Brooklyn, New York, on DecemJanuary 22, 2012, Angelo and Florence Paterno introduced to the world a man whom many people may call “the greatest college football coach of all time.” Coach Paterno is no stranger to adversity. "I think that the changes in communications and media (changes that of course accelerated Joe's termination once the grand jury indictments were issued) create a level of scrutiny and pressure that will make 10 years at the same FBS school rare," Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick said in an email. The next-longest continuous tenure among current coaches belongs to 60-year-old Mack Brown, who has been at Texas since 1998. He's 65 and has been with Virginia Tech since 1987. Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer is now the longest-tenured coach working in the highest level of Division I football. Snyder has spent 21 seasons with the Wildcats, but even that was interrupted by a three-year retirement when he hit a rough patch.
With Schnellenberger's retirement, Kansas State's 72-year-old Bill Snyder is the oldest active coach in major college football.
He'd been there a longer time and he was stronger, more forceful, said what he thought." He and Bobby were different in a lot of respects. "Bobby always thought so much of Joe," Ann Bowden said. My wife Ann and Sue (Paterno's wife) got along real good together too."īowden said he'd written a letter to Paterno "not too long ago," but hadn't spoken with him for some time. "We'd sit and talk and discuss a lot of NCAA questions," Bowden said. Former Hurricanes coach Howard Schnellenberger, who retired from Florida Atlantic after this past season at the age of 77, was coaching the Miami squad.īowden and Paterno became friends over the years partly because, as they grew older, they could relate to each like few other coaches could. He found out about Paterno's death when he arrived home Sunday morning after coaching a charity game between former Florida State and Miami players.
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