Penn State coordinator Jim Knowles succeeds with toughness, intelligence

Penn State coordinator Jim Knowles succeeds with toughness, intelligence

Marty Stallone walked into the Cornell football locker room for the first time more than four decades ago and looked around at his new teammates. He first noticed some taller, sculpted offensive and defensive linemen before he turned and saw a smaller guy he thought was a team manager. It was Jim Knowles, who eventually became a team leader and an All-Ivy League second-team defensive end. “He was nothing physically,” said Stallone, the former Wy…