The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists

Matt with head basketball coach Patrick Chambers.

Matt with new head football coach Bill O'Brien at the Coaches Caravan!

Congratulations to the Penn State wrestling team - adding their name to the list of national championship teams at PSU!

Sad to hear about the passing of former men's basketball coach Dick Harter and former player Monroe Brown. Great read about Brown by Dave Jones of the Patriot News.
http://blog.pennlive.com/davidjones/2012/03/monroe_brown_former_glue-guy_o.html

Monroe Brown, former "glue-guy" of 1991 Penn State basketball team, is dead at 41 Penn State men's basketball hasn't much of a legacy. But what little it does possess is largely due to a 1991 group that broke ground not cracked in over a quarter century. They'll bury the single most important cog in that team this weekend, way before his time. PSU's Monnie Brown (center) and Jame...

Anybody who gets Parade Magazine in their Sunday paper will see that Old Forge is mentioned in the story on the best pizza places in the country. Of course, former Lion and current Tennessee Titan head coach Mike Munchak lists Old Forge as the No. 1 pizza place in PA.

A number of Penn Staters are involved in the Super Bowl. One of the greatest championship game performances by a Nittany Lion was Franco Harris's MVP effort in Super Bowl IX against the Minnesota Vikings. For other great championship games by Penn Staters, check out The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists.

The new head coach Bill O'Brien and his family. Here is hoping for all the best and a successful tenure that can be added to the great Penn State legacy.

On 12/26/1980 Running Back Curt Warner raced 64 yards for a touchdown on Penn State's first offensive play of the Fiesta Bowl. It led the Nittany Lions to a 31-19 win over the Buckeyes of Ohio State. This game is ranked #5 in Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists Top Penn State Non-BCS Bowls.

On 12/26/1980 Running Back Curt Warner raced 64 yards for a touchdown on Penn State's first offensive play of the Fiesta Bowl. It led the Nittany Lions to a 31-19 win over the Buckeyes of Ohio State. This game is ranked #5 in Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists Top Penn State Non-BCS Bowls.

The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists Top Penn State Bowl Games played in Dallas:
1/1/72 PSU 30 Texas 6
1/1/75 PSU 41 Baylor 20
1/1/48 PSU 13 SMU 13

Where will the Ticket City Bowl rank after 1/2/12

The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists Top Penn State Bowl Games played in Dallas:
1/1/72 PSU 30 Texas 6
1/1/75 PSU 41 Baylor 20
1/1/48 PSU 13 SMU 13

Where will the Ticket City Bowl rank after 1/2/12

December 25th 1977. The Nittany Lions defeat the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Fiesta Bowl. This game checks in on The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists as the #10 Non BCS Bowl Game in PSU history.