What was Joe Paterno’s salary?

Joseph Vincent Paterno, sometimes referred to as JoePa, was an American college football player, athletic director, and coach.

Joe Paterno was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011 and with 409 victories, he is the most victorious coach in NCAA FBS history.

Joe Paterno holds an official NCAA total of 18 bowl victories and also holds the NCAA record for total bowl appearances with 37.

Joe Paterno had a bowl record of 24 wins, 12 losses, and 1 tie following a defeat in the 2011 Outback Bowl.

Joe Paterno was the first coach with the distinction of having won each of the four major bowls — Rose, Orange, Fiesta, and Sugar — as well as the Cotton Bowl Classic, at least once.

Penn State won at least three bowl games in each of the four decades in which Paterno coached the entire decade, from 1970 thru 2009.

Under Joe Paterno, Penn State won;

1. The Orange Bowl (1968, 1969, 1973 and 2005),
2. The Cotton Bowl (1972 and 1974),
3. The Fiesta Bowl (1977, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, and 1996),
4. The Liberty Bowl (1979),
5. The Sugar Bowl (1982),
6. The Aloha Bowl (1983),
7. The Holiday Bowl (1989),
8. The Citrus Bowl (1993 and 2010),
9. The Rose Bowl (1994),
10. The Outback Bowl (1995, 1998 and 2006) and
11. The Alamo Bowl (1999 and 2007).

After Penn State joined the Big Ten Conference in 1993, the Nittany Lions under Paterno won the Big Ten championship three times (1994, 2005 and 2008).

At Penn State, Joe Paterno made over $1 million a year.