Penn State announced today that legendary football coach Joe Paterno will be inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in the group’s 53rd annual induction ceremony.
The induction ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Valley Forge Casino in King of Prussia.
Paterno coached the Nittany Lions for more than 45 seasons, during which he amassed an NCAA Division-I record 409 wins. He also led the Lions to five undefeated seasons, two national championships and an NCAA record 24 bowl victories.
Paterno’s coaching career came to an end when he was dismissed from the team in the middle of the 2011 season in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.