On the recordNovember 13, 2001
It is a delight and a privilege tonight to stand here and honor one of America's greatest, my friend, and my colleagues' friend, Mr. Joe Paterno. If Members had ever had the chance to sit down, meet, and talk with Joe Paterno, it was quickly obvious why he is so successful. He oozes enthusiasm. He is real. He is genuine. We talked football, we talked education, and we talked a little politics. Mr. Speaker, Joe Paterno set the standard that education comes first, then athletics, a priority that all coaches should follow. Joe Paterno coached Penn State's Nittany Lions football team to a 29-to-27 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes on October 27, 2001, at Beaver Stadium in Happy Valley with over 108,000 patrons in attendance. That victory was Joe Paterno's 324th career coaching victory, making him the winningest Division 1-A football coach in NCAA history. But Joe Paterno was much more than a college football coach.
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