Take a second and think about how long 61 years is. Many people hope they live to be 61 years old because that is a very long time. There are so many things that happen over 61 years. Now think of Joe Paterno. This is a man who coached at the same college for 61 years. This is incredibly remarkable. If you can coach at a school for 10 years you are a probably a good coach. Multiply that number by 6 and you are an incredible coach. For those of you that don’t know, Coach Paterno died early Sunday Morning due to a battle with lung cancer. It is a shame that Coach Paterno is no longer here, but one thing is for certain, his legacy will live on forever. Everything he has accomplished as a coach will have an impact on many coaches for a long time. I think it is horrible that coach didn’t get the opportunity to retire with a good slate on his own. Unfortunately he got fired due to a sex scandal that a former coach on his staff had. Paterno wasn’t fired for his involvement in the case, but for not going further and beyond to report it. It was terrible that his years at Penn State had to come to an end because of this, but he still accomplished many great things. My brother told me that he once read that Paterno always stated he was afraid to retire. He said this because another legendary coach by the name of Bear Bryant retired and he died shortly after. Paterno had this thought that once you stop coaching, you will die. Now by no means am I saying this is true, but it is very interesting. Without a doubt, this man is going to go down as one of the greatest coaches in football history. He won two National Championships and he produced large amounts of NFL players. Joe Paterno will be remembered forever.
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