Authors: Joe Posnanski
“Misquote Hall of Fame,”
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Mitchell, John,
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Mitchell, Lydell,
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money,
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–38,
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Bryant and,
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fundraising and,
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–6,
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–2,
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,
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Paterno’s mixed feelings about,
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,
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Paterno’s offers of,
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–38,
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,
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spending,
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sports influenced by,
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“monster back” (“hero back”) position,
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Montgomery, Bill,
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Morrison, Mac,
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Munich Olympics,
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music,
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Muslim women,
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–66
Nagle, Bob,
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Namath, Joe,
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names, Paterno’s problems with,
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Natale, Dan,
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National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA),
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National Football Foundation,
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National Football League (NFL),
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Shuler’s interest in,
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Navy, U.S.,
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NCAA,
see
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA Convention,
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Nebraska (football team),
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–96,
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–30,
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Nelson, Chuck,
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Nelson, Jeff,
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Nelson, Jim,
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New America Foundation,
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New England Patriots,
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–42,
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New Era,
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New York City,
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–43,
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George Paterno’s return to,
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see also
Brooklyn
New York Daily News,
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New York Giants,
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New York Hilton,
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New York Jets,
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New York State Supreme Court,
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New York Telephone Company,
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New York Times,
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Paterno’s obituary in,
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New York Times Magazine,
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New York Yankees,
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NFL,
see
National Football League
Nittany Lions,
see
Penn State Nittany Lions
Nixon, Richard M.,
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no-drinking rule,
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Noll, Chuck,
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Noonan, Frank,
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North Carolina State,
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Northwestern,
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–79,
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Norwood, Jordan,
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nostalgia,
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Notre Dame,
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McQueary and,
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Nystrom, Dan,
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occult, the,
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offense,
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–16,
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of Georgia,
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in 1986,
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in 1994,
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Paterno’s new emphasis on,
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players shifted to defense from,
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–3,
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off-the-field incidents,
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–96,
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–15
O’Hara, Betts,
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Ohio State Buckeyes,
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Bauer and,
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1968 national rankings and,
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in 1978,
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in 2000,
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Ohio University,
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Oklahoma (football team),
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O’Malley, Father William,
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Orange Bowl,
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–22,
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–10
Oregon (football team),
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Orsini, Mike,
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Otto’s,
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Outside the Lines
(TV show),
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–95
Ox-Bow Incident, The
(Clark),
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paint prank,
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–87
Palm Beach Post,
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paralysis,
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Parcells, Bill,
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Parks, Rosa,
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Parmer, Brandon,
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Parsons, Bob,
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Pasquerilla, Frank,
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in Fiesta Bowl,
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Paterno, Angelo,
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empathy of,
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excellence of,
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greatness of,
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in Interfaith Movement Inc.,
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Joe’s coaching and,
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Joe’s correspondence with,
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Joe’s education and,
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soft voice of,
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Paterno, David,
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sexual abuse scandal and,
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working of,
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Paterno, Diana,
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cheerleading of,
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media attacks and,
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sexual abuse scandal and,
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Paterno, Florence (daughter),
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Paterno, Florence Cafiero (mother),
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hunger for success of,
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immaculate house of,
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Joe’s coaching and,
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Joe’s correspondence with,
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Paterno, Franklin Delano,
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Paterno, George,
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dating of,
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on father,
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health problems and death of,
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,
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Joe’s correspondence with,
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–42,
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on Joe’s sanctimony,
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Paterno, George Scott,
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–6,
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birth of,
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on coaching as chess,
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father’s firing and,
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father’s relationship with,
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on fund-raising,
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on Muslim women,
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sexual abuse scandal and,
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–4,
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–21,
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–29,
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on Spanier,
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on Triponey,
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on Uncle George,
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Paterno, Jack,
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Paterno, Joe:
aging of,
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–90,
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ambition of,
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as athletic director,
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autobiography of,
see Paterno
basketball playing of,
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becomes a coach,
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in Brooklyn,
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calling of,
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charisma of,
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compartmentalization of,
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