- Joe Paterno
No matter what happens, legendary Penn State head coach Joe Paterno will still be considered one of the most iconic head coaches in College Football history. Joe Paterno died Sunday, January 23, 2012.
A few months before his death a controversial scandal cost him his job, shattered his legacy and altered a lifelong career.
According to Ed Rendell & the Huffington Post, “He made a mistake, but I think Joe Paterno still lived an incredibly positive life. He goes down in my book as an incredible human being,” former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said about Joe Paterno after the former Penn State coach’s death on Sunday. Amid the outpouring of emotion that’s followed has been this message that Paterno was not a god and just a human being who made some mistakes. The tributes have largely focused on the good that Paterno did in his life. “Joe Paterno will be remembered in different ways,” says Matt Murschel at College Insider. “For being a husband, a father, a grandfather, a coach, a mentor, an icon, a pariah, and most of all a human being.”
