A one hour documentary, "The Season: Joe Paterno" on the life and career of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno will air on ESPN on Friday, October 10. The program will air at 7:00 p.m. ET and will re-air on Thursday, October 16 at 4:00 p.m. ET.

The ESPN-produced documentary is part of ESPN's Original Entertainment programming.

In his 38th season as head coach and 54th year as a member of the Nittany Lions' coaching staff, Paterno is widely regarded as one of the college football's greatest coaches. The leader in career victories among major college coaches, Paterno owns a 338-103-3 record, a winning percentage of 76.4. He ranked fourth among active Division I-A coaches in winning percentage entering the 2003 season. Paterno broke the record for career wins by a major college coach, passing Paul "Bear" Bryant, with his 324th victory in Penn State's thrilling 29-27 win over Ohio State on Oct. 27, 2001.

A native of Brooklyn, N.Y. and a 1950 graduate of Brown University, Paterno has directed Penn State to five unbeaten seasons (1968, '69, '73, '86, '94), two national championships (1982, '86) and is the bowl victories leader with a 20-10-1 post-season record. He is second only to Chicago's Amos Alonzo Stagg (41) in years coached at one school.

Paterno is one of just nine coaches in NCAA history to record 300 wins (five in I-A), reaching the milestone faster than anyone (380 games). He is the only Div. I-A coach with 300 wins at one school.