Penn State coach Joe Paterno has hip replacement surgery
Penn State coach Joe Paterno had successful hip replacement surgery today, a day after the Nittany Lions clinched the Big Ten title and a trip to the Rose Bowl.
file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno stands on the field before his team's NCAA college football game against Northwestern, in Evanston, Ill. Former Penn State coach Paterno has a treatable form of lung cancer, according to his son.