Joe Palerno born December 21 1926 was the long-term head coach of the Penn state football team. His playing career was between 1946 and 1949 for brown where he played as a quarter back and corner back. He first joined Penn state as assistant coach between 1950 and 1965 before becoming head coach from 1966 to 2011 (Byrd, 2011). During his time as head coach, he was the most successful coach in the history of college football with over 400 victories. His stellar career was however cut short when he was sacked for involvement in the Penn state child Continue reading...
