Playing for Paterno One Coach, Two Eras A Father and Son's Own Personal Recollections of Playing for Coach JoPa

In his storied career as head coach, Penn State football icon Joe Paterno has presided over five undefeated seasons. Charles and Tony Pittman played in three of those seasons. The Pittmans are the only undefeated father-and-son starters in the history of the Nittany Lions program. In the Pittmans' years under Paterno's tutelage, they learned the discipline and confidence they needed for success--both on and off the field. Both Pittman men rose to the top of their game at Penn State. Charles Pittman's teams--unbeaten in 30 games--established the legacy of Penn State's winning ways; they are the reason Penn State became a powerhouse. Tony's 1994 team is considered by many to be one of the best offensive teams in college football history. Playing for Paterno takes the reader inside the Blue-and-White world of Penn State football and gives insight into the profound impact Paterno's program has had on young hearts and minds. Paterno touched the lives of both Pittmans--Charles, a poor, black Baltimore kid who was transported to the alien, all-white world of Happy Valley in the 1960s, and Tony, a child of privilege, who spurned Harvard and Yale for big-time football at Penn State in the 1990s. This book offers much more than just life inside one of the premier programs in college football. It transforms the discipline, confidence, and integrity of the Pittmans, Paterno, and Penn State football into a practical primer for readers who can now apply these principles to their own lives and careers.Pittman, Charlie is the author of 'Playing for Paterno One Coach, Two Eras A Father and Son's Own Personal Recollections of Playing for Coach JoPa', published 2007 under ISBN 9781600780004 and ISBN 1600780008.