Paterno’s relations with, 111–12, 118–19, 122, 138, 142, 171, 173–75, 247, 249, 257, 258, 259, 261, 264, 265, 268, 269, 279, 287, 289, 292, 293, 297, 298, 306, 309–10, 312, 323–24, 327, 335–39, 346–48
Sandusky and, 247, 249, 251–52, 256, 259, 260, 261, 279
sexual abuse scandal and, 4, 15, 281, 329–39, 346–47
see also television
Media Day (1999), 257, 260
Mehl, Lance, 164, 217
Memento mori, 170, 178
Merchant Marine Academy, 141
Mexico, 25
Miami, Fla., 93–94, 117, 118
Miami Dolphins, 140
Miami Hurricanes, 71, 93, 100, 188, 226, 257
in Fiesta Bowl, 210–11, 213, 215–16, 219–23250
Nebraska vs., 229, 230
Miami News, 152
Michigan (football team), 278, 308–9, 348
Michigan State, 85, 118, 151, 228, 237, 259, 309, 311
in 2002, 288, 289
Millen, Harry, 172
Millen, Matt, 92, 164, 165, 172–73, 244, 356
Miller, Arthur, 22
Milot, Rich, 165
Minnesota Gophers, 257–58, 308
mirrors, bathroom, 272
“Misquote Hall of Fame,” 208
missed calls, 196, 288–89
Missouri Tigers, 118, 121–22
Mitchell, John, 119
Mitchell, Lydell, 109, 116, 118, 148, 217, 288, 368
money, 30, 75, 79, 99, 136–38, 146, 150, 226, 279, 311, 351
Bryant and, 162
fundraising and, 158, 188, 204–6, 301–2, 304, 372
Paterno’s mixed feelings about, 204, 371
Paterno’s offers of, 73, 115, 137–38, 140, 141, 142, 144, 145, 154, 171
recruiting and, 104–7, 172
spending, 107
sports influenced by, 142
“monster back” (“hero back”) position, 62
Montgomery, Bill, 120
Moore, Lenny, 195, 208
Morrison, Mac, 280
movies, 35, 113, 165, 169–70, 263
Munich Olympics, 142
Murphy, Joe, 26, 31, 33, 45
music, 113
Muslim women, 365–66
Nagle, Bob, 149
Namath, Joe, 104
names, Paterno’s problems with, 357–58
Natale, Dan, 150
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), 44, 104, 163, 207, 346, 364
National Football Foundation, 123
National Football League (NFL), 53, 84, 136, 137, 164, 171, 172, 199, 363
draft for, 195, 211, 228, 257
Shuler’s interest in, 107
Navy (football team), 93, 127
Navy, U.S., 162
NBC, 210, 221
NCAA, see National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA Convention, 207
Nebraska (football team), 139, 195–96, 229–30, 329, 336, 343
Nelson, Chuck, 45
Nelson, Jeff, 337
Nelson, Jim, 360
New America Foundation, 127
New England Patriots, 136–42, 145
New Era, 256
New Orleans, La., 139, 198–201
New York City, 44, 71, 111, 142–43, 157, 226
George Paterno’s return to, 286
see also Brooklyn
New York Daily News, 324
New York Giants, 170
New York Hilton, 154
New York Jets, 143
New York State Supreme Court, 26
New York Telephone Company, 27
New York Times, 116, 138, 148, 258, 265, 278, 287, 289, 309, 335
Paterno’s obituary in, 348
New York Times Magazine, 297
New York Yankees, 182
NFL, see National Football League
Nike, 182, 270, 371
Nittany Lions, see Penn State Nittany Lions
no-drinking rule, 93–94
Noll, Chuck, 115
Noonan, Frank, 334–35
North Carolina State, 152
Northwestern, 13, 237, 278–79, 296, 298, 308
Norwood, Jordan, 308
nostalgia, 4
Notre Dame, 111, 112, 122, 137, 151, 199, 210, 226
McQueary and, 270
Nystrom, Dan, 258
Oakland Raiders, 69, 72–73
occult, the, 34
offense, 70, 85, 89–91, 100, 115–16, 128, 164, 166, 183, 190, 259, 291
Cappelletti and, 90, 148, 199
in Fiesta Bowl, 219, 220, 221
of Georgia, 199
of Miami, 211, 213
in 1986, 210–11
in 1994, 227–29
the option, 91, 93
Paterno’s new emphasis on, 308
players shifted to defense from, 98, 102–3, 148
Winged-T, 52, 85
offensive linemen, 172, 359
off-the-field incidents, 264, 290, 291, 294–96, 313–15
O’Hara, Betts, 61
O’Hara, Jim, 60, 64, 70, 126
Ohio State Buckeyes, 13, 67–68, 109, 110, 143, 151, 237, 279, 296, 308, 311
Bauer and, 211
1968 national rankings and, 117, 118
in 1978, 164–65
in 1994, 228, 229
in 2000, 267–68
Ohio University, 152
Oklahoma (football team), 78, 120, 138, 139, 151, 164, 210
O’Malley, Father William, 34
Onkotz, Dennis, 114, 115
option play, 91, 93
Orange Bowl, 101, 112, 117–22, 151, 152, 210, 309–10
Nebraska vs. Miami at, 229, 230
Oregon (football team), 229, 230
Orlando, Fla., 117, 126
Orsini, Mike, 150
Osborne, Tom, 139, 229, 230
Other Thing, The, 82, 88–94, 100
Otto’s, 19–20
Outside the Lines (TV show), 294–95
Ox-Bow Incident, The (Clark), 11
paint prank, 86–87
Palm Beach Post, 280
paralysis, 267–68
Parcells, Bill, 191
Parks, Rosa, 126
Parmer, Brandon, 362
Parseghian, Ara, 110, 270
Parsons, Bob, 128
Pasquerilla, Frank, 204
passes, 166, 309, 348
in Fiesta Bowl, 219–23
Paterno, Angelo, 23–28, 55–58, 63, 146, 232
adventurous spirit of, 25, 35
death of, 57–58, 83, 84, 145, 201
education of, 25, 26, 53, 201
empathy of, 26–27
excellence of, 28
greatness of, 57–58
in Interfaith Movement Inc., 55–57, 126
Joe’s coaching and, 53, 87, 123, 139, 143, 201
Joe’s correspondence with, 38–42
Joe’s education and, 33, 47, 50–51
soft voice of, 27
Paterno, David, 82, 105–6, 129, 130, 141, 164, 332, 338
accident of, 177–78, 348, 358
sexual abuse scandal and, 3–4
working of, 358
Paterno, Diana, 69, 82, 105–6, 129, 164, 231, 338, 351–53
cheerleading of, 132
cucumber sharing and, 14, 132
media attacks and, 298
at school, 132, 139
sexual abuse scandal and, 3–4
women’s sports and, 189, 190
Paterno, Florence (daughter), 28, 38–42
death of, 268, 343
hunger for success of, 27–29
immaculate house of, 28
Joe’s coaching and, 53, 87, 123, 143
Joe’s correspondence with, 38–42
Joe’s education and, 33, 50–51
Paterno, Franklin Delano, 56
Paterno,
George, 24, 27, 28, 50, 178, 283–87
coaching of, 141, 283
dating of, 42
education of, 33, 45, 283
on father, 56
football playing of, 45, 50, 283
health problems and death of, 286, 287
Joe’s correspondence with, 38–42, 285
on Joe’s sanctimony, 107, 109, 175
writing of, 56, 286, 287
Paterno, George Scott, 48, 105–6, 140, 141, 164
birth of, 129–30
on coaching as chess, 190
education of, 232, 360–61
father’s firing and, 335
father’s relationship with, 232
on fund-raising, 204
on Muslim women, 365–66
in politics, 297–98, 328
sexual abuse scandal and, 3–4, 319–21, 325, 326, 328–29, 334, 335, 338
on Spanier, 304
on Triponey, 312
on Uncle George, 286
Paterno, Jack, 232
Paterno, Joe:
adventurous spirit of, 35, 51
aging of, 225, 243–45, 252, 265, 269, 278, 279, 289–90, 292, 293, 304, 337
ambition of, 30, 51–52, 73, 83, 145
appearance of, 28, 40, 48–49, 96
in Army, 37–42, 51
as athletic director, 188–90
autobiography of, see Paterno
basketball playing of, 24–25, 28, 54
becomes a coach, 50–54
in Brooklyn, 4, 10, 19–35, 38, 42, 48, 54, 108, 109, 176–78, 336
calling of, 51–52
calmness of, 187–88, 190
charisma of, 19–20
childhood of, 10, 23–25, 27–28
compartmentalization of, 252
control and power of, 138, 140, 244, 311, 339
crying of, 268, 339, 343
death of, 10, 13, 26, 204, 245, 254, 274, 278, 293, 312, 325, 348–49, 352–53, 358, 365
desperation of, 81–82, 84, 93
as dog-faced boy, 33
donations of, 150, 204, 205, 372
doubts, confusion, and uncertainty of, 176–78
drive, single-mindedness, and will of, 61, 82, 292, 362
early coaching years of, 23, 50–54, 57, 60–70, 85, 87
education of, 10, 19, 27–28, 32–35, 38, 45, 47–54, 57, 105, 106, 145
ego of, 140, 245, 286, 370, 371
eighty-fifth birthday of, 346
energy of, 65, 176, 245, 262, 269, 292, 306, 346
fairness of, 105, 107, 108, 121, 132, 235
fame of, 5, 99, 132, 140, 143, 158, 170–71, 174, 203, 335, 371
family background of, 23–29
as father, 82, 130–33, 138, 153, 164, 231–34, 351–52, 358, 360–61
favorite sayings of, 9, 28, 242–43
files of, 241–43, 245, 325
firing of, 8–10, 23, 59, 175, 245, 330, 332, 335–42, 349, 372
football playing of, 4, 19, 28–32, 38, 44, 45, 49–50, 51, 54, 85, 88, 108, 145
as grandfather, 153, 244, 339–40, 341
greatness of, 8, 29, 33, 87, 88
health problems of, 21, 22, 23, 51, 59, 96, 141, 245, 274, 311, 323, 324, 325, 343–48
honesty of, 14, 24, 82, 109–10, 128, 132, 265–66
honeymoon of, 71–72
household ineptness of, 48, 130, 232
hypocrisy charges against, 107, 146, 153, 264
influences on, 47, 62, 209–10, 243
injuries of, 31, 96, 311, 326–27
intuition of, 46–47
job offers of, 51–53, 68–69, 72–73, 83, 115, 124, 136–43, 145, 170
knowledge of, 5
law school plans of, 42, 50–54, 57, 87, 145
as left-handed, 29, 30
legacy of, 15, 281, 296, 339, 365, 372
as legend, 73, 231, 285, 291, 362
life lessons taught by, 9, 65–66, 94, 105–8, 130–31, 366, 372
as loudmouth and argumentative, 61, 63, 65, 83, 111, 164, 207, 232, 312
loyalty of, 103, 252, 304
management style of, 7, 370
marriage of, 69, 71, 145
media relations of, see media, Paterno’s relations with
morals and ethics of, 8, 14, 87, 99–100, 105, 143, 146–47, 334, 335
naming of, 26
1998 incident and, 254–55, 274, 275, 335
note-taking of, 60–61, 81–82, 88–89, 141, 209, 227, 241, 250, 254, 255, 302–3, 304, 314
order, routine, and consistency of, 21, 64, 182–84, 248
as overachiever, 33
philosophy of, 205, 229, 279
political skills of, 64
proselytizing of, 110–12
racial issues and, 125–28, 206–8, 264
reading of, 35, 53–54, 170, 278, 298
regrets of, 227, 256, 273–74, 286, 288
retirement rejected by, 243–45, 252–53, 255–56, 281, 292–94, 296–97, 302–3, 304, 309–11, 327
right-handed throwing of, 29–30
running of, 30, 49, 50, 358
salary of, 73, 83, 137–38, 143, 171, 341
as sanctimonious and self-righteous, 107, 109, 175, 205, 286
secular sainthood of, 123, 135–36, 142–45, 153, 215, 354–55
self-deprecating nature of, 41
self-interest of, 136
sentimentality of, 22–23
sheltered life of, 4
shrewdness of, 108
simplifying as goal of, 242
speeches of, 1–2, 71, 77–79, 111, 138, 143–48, 157–59, 203–5, 241, 269, 270, 292, 306, 341
statue of, 8–10, 341
strategic side of, 105, 115
stubbornness of, 182, 215, 244, 292
swearing of, 131
temper and rage of, 116, 121–22, 126–27, 259, 278, 288–89, 303, 309, 310
translation work of, 34–35
traveling of, 143, 244, 346, 347
trust of, 103, 146, 175, 178, 273
2001 incident and, 10, 12–13, 269–77, 325–26, 329, 330, 335, 336–37, 342
as tyrant, 84, 367
USC dream of, 64, 73
vicious and critical letters received by, 85–86, 127–28
vision of, 109, 210, 278, 301
voice of, 23, 27, 96, 99, 144, 214, 349, 358
walking around of, 65, 176, 285, 323, 327
wealth of, 5, 106, 150, 371
as willing to start over, 86
writing of, 48, 175, 208, 244, 251, 346
Paterno, Joey (grandson), 13, 339–40, 341
Paterno, Joseph, Jr. “Jay,” 48, 105–6, 141, 164, 177
on father’s crying, 268
father’s death and, 348, 349
father’s firing and, 339–42
father’s swearing imitated by, 131
football and, 131, 231, 233–34, 291, 294, 297, 308, 342, 348
McKenzie and, 284
Memento mori and, 170
Portland and, 189–90
sexual abuse scandal and, 3–4, 329, 338, 339–43
wedding of, 284
Paterno, Kelley, 13
Paterno, Mary Kay, 82, 105–6, 129, 131, 164, 231–32, 348, 354–55
cucumber sharing and, 14, 132
dating of, 132
father’s firing and, 343
father’s job offer and, 139–40
on father’s need to work, 292
on father’s walks, 176
gymnastics of, 132
sexual abuse scandal and, 3–4, 332, 338
women’s sports and, 189, 190
Paterno, Sue Pohland, 5, 58–61, 69–73, 81–82, 138–42, 176, 292, 342, 343, 357, 369
author aided by, 10
birthday of, 22
childbirths of, 129–30
coaches’ trips and, 174, 270
as coach’s wife, 72, 85, 97, 231, 286, 338
comfort of, 139, 140
crying of, 141, 153, 154, 178