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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: NPR - Remembering Joe Paterno: What Is His Legacy? | Sep 04, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBS News - Kallas: Analyzing The Joe Paterno Interview. | Jul 25, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ESPN - Joe Paterno's Penn State legacy. | Mar 06, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 19, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBC Sports - 'What if?' timeline: Joe Paterno. | Nov 04, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC News - 'The Paterno Legacy' explores football coach's storied and sullied career. | Jul 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Football Foundation - Joe Paterno. | Apr 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC News - Joe Paterno exit sparks Penn State fans riot. | Mar 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Penn State - Atheletics - Paterno's impact spanned generations. | Sep 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: All American Entertainment Speakers - Joe Paterno. | Jul 15, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The MY HERO Project - Joe Paterno. | Aug 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Centre County Encyclopedia of History & Culture - Joe Paterno. | Oct 31, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN US - Joe Paterno says he felt inadequate to handle child sex abuse allegation. | Sep 05, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: The New York Times - Joe Paterno, Longtime Penn State Coach, Dies at 85. | Mar 31, 2017 | ||
| Updated article to mention the reinstatement of Paterno's wins from 1998 to 2011. | Jan 16, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Hickoksports.com - Biography of Joseph V. Paterno. | Nov 08, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Biography of Joe Paterno. | Nov 08, 2012 | ||
| Added Sandusky's prison sentence. | Nov 06, 2012 | ||
| Updated to mention the NCAA's sanctions of Penn State and to note that Paterno is no longer considered to be the winningest major-college head coach of all time. | Jul 23, 2012 | ||
| Altered tone of sentences pertaining to Paterno's reputation in light of the Freeh report findings. | Jul 13, 2012 | ||
| Updated article with findings of the Freeh report. | Jul 12, 2012 | ||
| Mentioned that Sandusky was found guilty on 45 counts against him. | Jul 09, 2012 | ||
| In the discussion of his Coach of the Year awards, changed "four" to "five." In addition, added his career totals. | Apr 12, 2012 | ||
| Added details of Paterno's illness and death. | Jan 31, 2012 | ||
| Updated for his death. | Jan 22, 2012 | ||
| Article updated to note that Paterno was fired before his planned retirement. | Nov 10, 2011 | ||
| Updated with details of the Penn State sexual abuse scandal and Paterno's announcement of his retirement. | Nov 09, 2011 | ||
| Added mention of the end of Paterno and Bowden's race for the all-time coaching victory record. | Nov 05, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 25, 2008 | ||
| New article added. | Jan 29, 2008 |
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