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Paterno, Joe,--1926- , Football coaches--United States--Biography, Pennsylvania State University--Football--History.
publication date
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1997
lcc
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GV939.P37P4 1997eb
ddc
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796.332/092
subject
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Paterno, Joe,--1926- , Football coaches--United States--Biography, Pennsylvania State University--Football--History.
Page i
Joe Paterno
The Coach From Byzantium
by George Paterno
SPORTS PUBLISHING An Imprint of Sagamore Publishing CHAMPAIGN, IL
Page ii
1997 George Paterno All rights reserved.
Director of Production: Susan M. McKinney Dustjacket design: Julie Denzer
ISBN: 1-57167-153-6
SPORTS PUBLISHING a division of Sagamore Publishing 804 N. Neil Champaign, IL 61820 www.sagamorepub.com
Printed in the United States
Page iii
To three noble friends: Friend and father, Angelo Lafayette Paterno Friend and priest, Thomas V. Birmingham S.J. Friend and teacher, Terrance J. Rafferty
Page v
Contents
Acknowledgments
vi
Preface
vii
Foreword
xi
1 Family Roots
1
2 High School Days, The Quest Begins
7
3 Brown University
15
4 The Team
21
5 Penn State
27
6 Joe Recruits a Wife
35
7 The Brothers as Coaches
47
8 Don Quixote With a Machine Gun
57
9 The Big Ten
63
10 Are You Joe Paterno?
69
11 To Be or Not To Be?
73
12 Football and Politics
77
13 The Big Push
93
14 Mount Everest
97
15 Joe the Moralist
105
16 JoPa
109
17 Joe Replaces the Bear
119
18 The African-American Athlete
133
19 Penn State and the Conference
137
20 Pasadena and Roses
145
21 A Rose by Any Name
159
22 Pollsters and Sophistry
163
23 The Lion King
169
24 The Bashing of Grand Pa
173
25 1996The Beat Goes On
183
26 Heroes
193
Page vi
Acknowledgments
The author gives thanks to all the people who have been part of Joe Paterno's saga for just being there. All of Joe's friends, assistant coaches and administrative staff individually and together contributed to the events that have led to his success.
I'm also very thankful to Sagamore Publishing for giving me an opportunity to tell my story. The suggestions and editing skills of Mike Pearson and Susan McKinney helped me learn a new craft.
The entire PSU Sports Information Department; Bud Thalman, Jeff Nelson, Frank Giardenia and their staff, happily provided dates and statistics.
When I was discouraged, an old Pt. Washington nice guy, Paul Nussolese, prodded me on to tell people what Joe meant to him.
I am especially indebted to my former pupil, dear friend John Dockery and his wife, Ann, whose endorsement encouraged me to finish the book and seek a publisher. My thanks to Ann Fitzgerald who devotedly transcribed my tapes and assembled all the data for the manuscript.
To everyone, thank you.
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Preface
Many people have asked me why I wrote this book. My answer would have to be that I had a story to tell that I felt poignantly relates to the average American family.
Both Joe and I were fortunate to have a wonderful and understanding father. My book is a family continuum to the speech he made in 1945 as Director of Interfaith Movement Inc. Dad's following speech is the format that became seminal to the character of Joe Paterno and what he stands for and has tried to achieve through football.
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