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JoePa: Etching his place among coaching's greats

By Wayne Drehs
ESPN.com

Wednesday, August 15, 2001

For a little more than a year now, Joe Paterno has spent much of his time deflecting questions about breaking Bear Bryant's record for career victories. The routine he's got down. With a straight face, he tells you that win No. 324 won't be much different than Nos. 323 or 325. He goes on about how his genes are the reason he's lasted this long. He reminds you that Eddie Robinson won 405 games at I-AA Grambling State. And he tells you that his comparisons to Knute Rockne, Pop Warner, Amos Alonzo ...

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