''Paterno'' is a 2012 biography of the
Penn State football coach
Joe Paterno book by sportswriter
Joe Posnanski
Joe Posnanski (; nicknamed "Poz" and "Joe Po"; born January 8, 1967) is an American sports journalist. A former senior columnist for ''Sports Illustrated'' (where he wrote the blog Curiously Long Posts) and columnist for ''The Kansas City Star'', ...
. The Paterno family granted Posnanski a great deal of access during the writing process, which included the time period of the
Penn State child sex abuse scandal and Paterno's firing. The book debuted at #1 on
The ''New York Times'' Best Seller list for hardcover non-fiction best-seller.
References
2012 non-fiction books
American biographies
Books about American football
Joe Paterno
Penn State Nittany Lions football
Simon & Schuster books
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