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clipped from en.wikipedia.org This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (March 2008) Joseph Vincent Paterno (born December 21, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York), nicknamed JoePa, is the head coach of Pennsylvania State University's college football team, a position he has held since 1966. Paterno, along with Chris Ault and Bobby Bowden, is one of three active coaches who have also been inducted in to the College Football Hall of Fame. Paterno has won the second most football games against teams currently in NCAA Division I-FBS (formerly Division I-A) next to Bobby Bowden, who is first in games won. He also has more bowl game wins and more FBS undefeated seasons than any other coach in college football history.