Joe Paterno Fired As Penn State Head Coach! Did Joe Paterno Deserve To Get Fired? JOE PATERNO FIRED AS PENN STATE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH & AS WELL AS THE PRESIDENT OF PENN STATE UNIVERSITY. JOE PATERNO HAS BEEN WITH THE PENN STATE UNIVERSITY ORGANIZTION FOR 61 YEARS & HE COACHED THE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 46 SEASONS & I DONT THINK HE SHOULD HAVE GOT FIRED BUT HE DID KNOW ABOUT THE CHILD ABUSE THAT WAS GOI…