Joe Paterno named starter at Brown...
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November 15, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated November 15, 1946
* Joe Paterno at Brown University (college football)
* Ted William wins AL MVP
* MLB baseball
This 48 page newspaper has various sports news on pages 30 through 33 including a six column headline on page 32:
* Williams Named as Most Valuable in American League
with subheads that include: "BASEBALL WRITERS HONOR OUTFIELDER" and more with a nice action photo of Ted Williams.
But what I found on the same page is truly amazing. There are one column headlines that read:
* PATERNO SELECTED AS BROWN STARTER
* Brooklyn Boy Named to Left Halfback Post....
which tells of the now famous head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions at his beginning. See photos for text on what could be the only mention of him during this time in any newspapers. My guess as to why this report was published is that he is from Brooklyn and this is a New York City newspaper.
A great and very rare chance to own a piece of Paterno history from it's infancy.
Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: In 1944, Paterno graduated from the now defunct Brooklyn Preparatory School. He matriculated at Brown University, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Upsilon chapter). He played quarterback and cornerback, and currently shares, with Greg Parker, the career record for interceptions at 14. Paterno graduated with the Brown University Class of 1950. Paterno joined his college coach Rip Engle as an assistant coach at Penn State in 1950; Engle coached five seasons, 1944 - 1949, at Brown.
* Joe Paterno at Brown University (college football)
* Ted William wins AL MVP
* MLB baseball
This 48 page newspaper has various sports news on pages 30 through 33 including a six column headline on page 32:
* Williams Named as Most Valuable in American League
with subheads that include: "BASEBALL WRITERS HONOR OUTFIELDER" and more with a nice action photo of Ted Williams.
But what I found on the same page is truly amazing. There are one column headlines that read:
* PATERNO SELECTED AS BROWN STARTER
* Brooklyn Boy Named to Left Halfback Post....
which tells of the now famous head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions at his beginning. See photos for text on what could be the only mention of him during this time in any newspapers. My guess as to why this report was published is that he is from Brooklyn and this is a New York City newspaper.
A great and very rare chance to own a piece of Paterno history from it's infancy.
Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: In 1944, Paterno graduated from the now defunct Brooklyn Preparatory School. He matriculated at Brown University, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Upsilon chapter). He played quarterback and cornerback, and currently shares, with Greg Parker, the career record for interceptions at 14. Paterno graduated with the Brown University Class of 1950. Paterno joined his college coach Rip Engle as an assistant coach at Penn State in 1950; Engle coached five seasons, 1944 - 1949, at Brown.
Category: The 20th Century
