PRINTER'S NO. 1641
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1247
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY REGAN, BURNS, THOMAS, MASSER, DiGIROLAMO, HEFFLEY,
P. DALEY, BISHOP, COHEN, KINSEY, SONNEY, HARHART, KILLION,
MILLARD, DIAMOND, WARD, MURT, DONATUCCI, M. K. KELLER,
MUSTIO, SAYLOR AND KAVULICH, MAY 28, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 28, 2015
AN ACT
Designating a bridge on that portion of Interstate 76 over the
Susquehanna River, from York County to Dauphin County, as the
Joseph V. Paterno Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Joseph V. Paterno Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Joseph Vincent Paterno, commonly known as "JoePa,"
was born December 21, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York. He
graduated from the old Brooklyn Preparatory School in 1944
and then spent a year in the Army. Upon being discharged, he
attended Brown University.
(2) While at Brown University, Mr. Paterno played
quarterback and cornerback for the Brown Bears and shares the
career record for interceptions with Greg Parker at 14. He
graduated in 1950 and became the assistant football coach at
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The Pennsylvania State University. In 1964 he was promoted to
associate coach and was later named head football coach in
1966.
(3) Mr. Paterno served 62 seasons on the Penn State
coaching staff, the record for most seasons for any football
coach at a single university. He served 44 seasons as Penn
State's head coach.
(4) Mr. Paterno holds an official NCAA total of 18 bowl
victories and 37 bowl appearances. He has the distinction of
having won each of the four major bowls: Rose, Orange, Fiesta
and Sugar, as well as the Cotton Bowl Classic.
(5) On May 16, 2006, Mr. Paterno was elected to the
College Football Hall of Fame. In 2009, he was named to
Sporting News' list of the 50 greatest coaches of all time.
(6) Among Mr. Paterno's many honors are the following:
(i) Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, 1986.
(ii) Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award (United States
Sports Academy), 1989 and 2001.
(iii) Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (American Football
Coaches Association, "AFCA"), 2002.
(iv) AFCA Coach of the Year, 1968, 1978, 1982, 1986
and 2005.
(v) Associated Press College Football Coach of the
Year Award, 2005.
(vi) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award, 1981
and 2005.
(vii) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, 1978, 1982
and 1986.
(viii) George Munger Award (Division I Coach of the
Year), 1990, 1994 and 2005.
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(ix) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award, 1986.
(x) Sporting News College Football Coach of the
Year, 2005.
(xi) The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award, 2005.
(xii) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award,
1972, 1994 and 2005.
(xiii) Dave McClain Big Ten Conference Coach of the
Year, 1994, 2005 and 2008.
(7) Mr. Paterno's official career record is 409 wins,
136 losses and 3 ties.
(8) Mr. Paterno died of complications from lung cancer
on January 22, 2012.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on Interstate 76 over
the Susquehanna River, from York County to Dauphin County, is
hereby designated the Joseph V. Paterno Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
traffic in both directions on the bridge.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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