Joseph Vincent Paterno

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Brown_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:AFCA_Coach_of_the_Year
gptkb:Paul_"Bear"_Bryant_Award
gptkb:Eddie_Robinson_Coach_of_the_Year
gptkb:Amos_Alonzo_Stagg_Award
gptkb:Bobby_Dodd_Coach_of_the_Year_Award
gptkb:Walter_Camp_Coach_of_the_Year_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1926-12-21
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:cancer
gptkbp:children 5
gptkbp:coachedTeam gptkb:Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football
gptkbp:deathDate 2012-01-22
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:State_College,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Pennsylvania_State_University
gptkbp:ethnicGroup Italian American
gptkbp:familyName gptkb:Paterno
gptkbp:fieldOfWork athletics
sports coaching
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Joseph_Vincent_Paterno
gptkbp:genre gptkb:basketball
gptkbp:givenName gptkb:Joseph
gptkbp:hasSibling George Paterno
gptkbp:height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:College_Football_Hall_of_Fame
2007
gptkbp:memberOfSportsTeam gptkb:Brown_Bears_football
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:JoePa
gptkbp:notableAlumni gptkb:Brown_University
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Penn_State_child_sex_abuse_scandal
gptkbp:notableStudent numerous NFL players
gptkbp:notableWork most wins in NCAA Division I FBS history (at time of retirement)
led Penn State to two national championships
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:football_coach
gptkb:athlete
gptkbp:positionHeld head football coach
gptkbp:publishedIn JoePa: My Story of America’s Coach
Paterno: By the Book
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:State_College,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:signature Joe Paterno signature.svg
gptkbp:sport gptkb:American_football
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sue_Paterno
gptkbp:yearsActive 1950–2011
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joe_Paterno
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joseph Vincent Paterno