[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 121 (Monday, September 14, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1710]
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     A TRIBUTE TO PENN STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL COACH JOE PATERNO

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                            HON. BUD SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 14, 1998

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
an old friend who has accomplished something that only five other 
collegiate football coaches have been able to do in their careers, win 
300 games. As a native of Brooklyn, New York and a graduate of Brown 
University, Joe Paterno came to the Pennsylvania State University 48 
years ago and has become synonymous with the university over this time. 
On Saturday, September 12, 1998, Joe won his 300th game in his thirty-
third year as head coach of the Penn State Football team. Joe Paterno 
exemplifies everything that is good about collegiate athletics without 
overshadowing the importance of academics. Under this tutelage, Penn 
State Football has won two national titles and had 29 first-team All 
Americans and 20 first-team academic All Americans. In addition, 23 of 
Joe's student-athletes have been chosen in the first round of the 
National Football League draft and 16 have been chosen for National 
Collegiate Athletic Association postgraduate scholarships. Joe has made 
many generous donations to the university, and appropriately a wing of 
the library has been named in his honor. These noble achievements by 
such an exceptional and humble man are not surprising. I know that Penn 
State University is grateful to have Joe as a key member of the 
university, and so am I. I applaud Joe's accomplishments and wish him 
the best as he leads Penn State towards a sixth undefeated season and 
winning another national championship, a goal that is never too far 
from Joe's reach.

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