Joe Paterno
This celebrity goo was created by player Scott Horowitz.
Scott Hardie provided the gooed image, category, and difficulty, made minor changes to the clue provided by Scott, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Thursday, February 23, 2006 (part of Round XXVII)
category: 
Sports
clue: This old lion isn't out of tricks yet.
explanation: Paterno coached the Penn State Nittany Lions ("lion"). At the time this goo was published, he was famous for winning a conference championship at age 79, quelling opinion that he should retire. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Megan Baxter, E. M., and Bob Miller
trivia: The photo was taken from a scoreboard display.
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