Read CNN’s Fast Facts about the life of the late Joe Paterno, longtime head football coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Penn State Trustees approved a $50 million deal for the naming rights to Beaver Stadium's field. Some trustees wanted the field to be named for Joe Paterno.

A group of Penn State trustees pushed back against a $50 million gift that would name the field at Beaver Stadium because ...

2000 – Construction on Penn State’s Paterno Library is completed, which is named after Joe and Sue Paterno who also chaired its fundraising campaign. November 4, 2006 – Suffers a broken leg ...

Here’s a look at the life of the late Joe Paterno, longtime head football coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions. Birth date: December 21, 1926 Death date: January 22, 2012 Birth place ...