19 Days and Counting Amazing if True Husker/B1G Trivia: In a secret operation, doctors last week replaced Joe Paterno's right shoulder and pelvis after he was run over by a player, completing their covert reconstruction of him over the last 25 years. Now, he's like Steve Austin, "better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster." In fact, the only original JoePa parts left are the coke-bottle glasses and Brooklyn accent. They even had to artificially add old man smell for authenticity.