At the age of 84, it is no secret that Joe Paterno is an awfully old man, but is he too old to be coaching?  I figured if anyone could still do it at that age, it was Paterno, but perhaps it is time for the old man to step down form his head coaching position at Penn State.  After all, someone with glasses as thick as his and a screen as big as the one he is looking at in the image above surely can’t see what is taking place on the field in front of him during an actual game, can he?

The winningest coach in college football history and the longest serving coach, will be coaching until he is 85 years young.  The contract between Joe Paterno and Penn State allows it to be extended or shortened at any time found necessary by the two parties.

“It was also agreed that the parties might re-evaluate their circumstances and alter the arrangement by either shortening or extending its length as necessary,” the statement said.

We don’t think Joe Paterno will ever retire, after going through hip replacement surgery this past year and tearing his ACL after getting hit on the sidelines, nothing seems to slow him down.  JoePa loves the game of football so much that he would probably rather die before he retires from the game.

“There’s no reason for me not to think that I can go for a while,” he said. “Now how long is a while? I don’t know.” Joe Paterno said

A hero, an Icon, whatever you consider Joe Paterno to be he will undisputedly go down as one of the best coaches in football history.