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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1715 

Congratulating Joe Paterno on his 400th win as Penn State Nittany Lions 

football coach. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 15, 2010 

Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. DENT, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. 

BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. 

CARNEY, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. PITTS, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 

NEUGEBAUER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. ANDREWS, 

Mr. SESTAK, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Ms. 

SCHWARTZ, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, Mr. 

ALTMIRE, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. WOLF, Mr. 

PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. KING of New York) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating Joe Paterno on his 400th win as Penn State 

Nittany Lions football coach. 

Whereas Joe Paterno reached the milestone of 400 wins as 

head coach on November 6th, 2010; 

Whereas Joe Paterno has served the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) with honor and distinction for 60 

years since starting as an assistant coach in 1950; 

Whereas in 2009, the graduation rate of Joe Paterno’s players was 89 percent, and the graduation success rate was 


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85 percent—both of which were the greatest among all 

football teams in the final 2009 Associated Press Top 25 

poll; 

Whereas the legacy Joe Paterno has left at Penn State 

reaches far beyond football, as he has personally given 

millions of dollars to the university and raised hundreds 

of millions more for the library and need-based scholarships; 

Whereas Joe Paterno has been very active in the community 

as a strong supporter of the Pennsylvania Special Olympics and a national spokesperson for the Charcot-MarieTooth Association; 

Whereas Joe Paterno has more wins as head coach than any 

other in NCAA Division 1A FBS history, surpassing legendary coaches Bear Bryant in 2001 and Bobby Bowden 

in 2008; 

Whereas Penn State is one of just seven teams with more 

than 800 wins in its history, and Joe Paterno has been 

active with the program for 692 of those games over 60 

seasons with an amazing record of 504–181–7 (72.8 percent); 

Whereas among Joe Paterno’s accolades in 45 years as head 

coach are two National Championships, seven undefeated 

seasons, 23 finishes in the top 10 rankings, and three 

Big Ten Conference Championships since joining the conference in 1993; 

Whereas Joe Paterno has 24 bowl game wins and 36 bowl 

game appearances, both of which are the most of any 

coach in history; and 

Whereas Joe Paterno’s continued dedication to his players 

and emphasis on academic integrity and education has 


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resulted in Penn State fostering 15 Hall of Fame Scholar-Athletes, 34 first-team and 44 overall Academic AllAmericans, and 18 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) congratulates Joe Paterno for his unparal3 leled success with both the Penn State football pro4 gram and the University, resulting in 400 wins as 

5 head coach; and 

6 (2) commends Joe Paterno for setting an on7 and off-the-field example of honor, success, integrity, 

8 and respect for thousands of players, coaches, stu9 dents, and fans throughout the Nation. 

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