Joe Paterno

Joseph Vincent Paterno, sometimes referred to as JoePa, was an American college football player, athletic director, and coach. He was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011. With 409 victories, Paterno is the most victorious coach in NCAA FBS history. He recorded his 409th victory on October 29, 2011; his career ended with his dismissal from the team on November 9, 2011, as a result of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal. He died 74 days later, of complications from lung cancer.

21 December 1926

Born on the same birth date (21 December 1926): Arnošt Lustig

Born on the same birth day (21 December): Arnošt Lustig • Carl Wilson • Charles Dera • Frank Fenner • Irakli Alasania • Julie Delpy • Maud Gonne • Sherry Rehman • Tom Payne (actor) • Zheng Xiaoyu

Born in the same month (December 1926): Bill Pitt (racing driver) • Bobby Layne • David Nathan (journalist) • Earle Brown • Enrique Jorrín • Fikret Otyam • Geoffrey Howe • Guitar Slim • Jerome Courtland • John Hans Krebs • Keith Michell • Ned Romero • Otto Graf Lambsdorff • Ray Jablonski • Robert Bly