Oct. 21, 2009
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., - Penn State coach Joe Paterno is featured in the Oct. 26 issue of Sports Illustrated, which hits newsstands today.
A photo of Paterno is on the magazine's cover, along with a photo of LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal for SI's NBA Preview.
Sports Illustrated Senior Writer Joe Posnanski takes an in-depth look at the life, family and career of Paterno in eight pages of the magazine. Posnanski's profile on the Hall of Fame coach is an elongated thank-you note to Joe's father, Angelo, who allowed Joe to forgo a career as a lawyer and follow his passion--for 60 years and counting.
This week's issue marks the second time Penn State Football has been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated in the past three months. Senior quarterback Daryll Clark and junior center Stefen Wisniewski were one of four regional covers for SI's College Football Preview issue in August.
Penn State is making its 14th appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated during Paterno's legendary career, which includes being pictured for his selection as SI's Sportsman of the Year in 1986.
Fans will be able to purchase a reproduction of this week's SI cover and other covers featuring Penn State by going to: www.sicovers.com
Paterno, the all-time victories leader among major college coaches with 389, and No. 13 Penn State (6-1, 2-1) will travel to Ann Arbor to take on Michigan (5-2, 1-2) on Saturday. The game kicks off at 3:30 p.m. ET and can be seen on ABC and on ESPN outside of the ABC coverage area. The clash also will air on the Penn State Sports Network and GoPSUsports.com.