Joe Paterno: A look back

Joe Paterno, who racked up more wins than anyone else in major college football but was fired from Penn State amid a child sex abuse scandal has died. He was 85. Paterno's son Scott announced Nov. 18 that his father was being treated for lung cancer, which was diagnosed in mid-November during a follow-up visit for a bronchial illness.

Enlarge Penn State football coach Joe Paterno leaves Beaver Stadium after his weekly NCAA college football news conference in 2010 in ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge In 1965, Joe Paterno, associate football coach at Penn State, directs players at State College, Pa. Paterno, the longtime Penn ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge In 1966, Joe Paterno, new head football coach at Penn State, left, poses with his 2-year-old daughter Diana ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Penn State football coach Joe Paterno is embraced by his wife, Sue, after Penn State's 30-6 victory over Texas ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Penn State running back John Cappelletti, left, stands with football coach Joe Paterno and actor Bob Hope after being named ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Joe Paterno, head coach of the Penn State football feam, clutches the Lambert Trophy in New York, after it was ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno takes a victory ride from his players after defeating Georgia 27-23 in ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Penn State coach Joe Paterno is carried off after defeating Miami, 14-10, in the Fiesta Bowl Jan. 2, 1987,... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Penn State coach Joe Paterno leads his team onto the field before an NCAA college football game against Akron Sept.... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Penn State football coach Joe Paterno acknowledges the crowd during warmups before the game against Wisconsin in 2005 in State ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, left, follows his players onto the field prior to the start of the 2006 ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Penn State football coach Joe Paterno holds a news conference before the 2009 Blue and White spring college football scrimmage ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Penn State coach Joe Paterno yells to an official during the first half of an NCAA college football game against ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Penn State coach Joe Paterno is carried off the field by his players after getting his 400th collegiate win after ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Penn State football coach Joe Paterno arrives home in State College, Pa. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Former Penn State Coach Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue Paterno, stand on their porch to thank supporters gathered outside ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno gestures as while interviewed at his home in State College, Pa. In his ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Susan Paterno, left, sits with her husband, former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno as he is interviewed Jan. 12,... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Candles and memorabilia are placed by well wishers at the foot of a statue of Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge David Marselles, a senior at Penn State from Allentown, Pa., stands with a cardboard cutout of Joe Paterno near a ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Candles and memorabilia are placed by well wishers at the foot of a statue of Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Candles and memorabilia are placed by well wishers at the foot of a statue of Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge People gather around a statue of Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium on the Penn State University campus after learning of ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Items left at the foot of a statue of Joe Paterno lie outside Beaver Stadium on the Penn State University ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Items left at the foot of a statue of Joe Paterno lie outside Beaver Stadium on the Penn State University ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge A statue of Joe Paterno stands outside Beaver Stadium on the Penn State University campus. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Laura Scott of State College, Pa., places a rose at the foot of a statue of Joe Paterno outside Beaver ... ASSOCIATED PRESS