Fitzpatrick, Frank

Traces the career of college football coach Joe Paterno, discussing how he has created a winning team at Penn State that excels on the field and in the classroom, his efforts to raise money for the school, the principles that shape his coaching style, and other related topics.

Presents an account of the 1966 NCAA championship game between the University of Kentucky and Texas Western, the first game in which one of the starting teams was made up entirely of African-American players, and discusses the changes that followed the defeat of the all-white Kentucky team.