Captains' Letters to Joe
Over 100 of his former football captains wrote personal letters to Coach Joe Paterno and presented them as a gift commemorating the season of his 400th win.
Made public through the efforts of the Penn State University Football Letterman’s Club, all net proceeds of this book will go the Letterman’s Club Scholarship Fund in the name of Joe and Sue Paterno.
Reading the reflections of various Penn State football captains since 1966 is a window into the relationships and teachings of college football’s greatest coach.
Captains’ Letters To Joe will astound you with the consistency of Coach Paterno’s lessons to each of his players. Idioms remembered by the captains in the 60’s are the same ones cherished by the captains and players of today.
The true measure of a man's character can best be found in the stories told by those closest to him. On behalf of all of us associated with the Letters To Joe project and the Penn State Football Letterman's Club, we offer our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Joe Paterno.
We hope the living history contained in this book does justice to his positive impact on so many.
Joseph Vincent Paterno
1926–2012
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“You are a father, a mentor, and a friend. You Are Penn State.”
– Brandon Short