"They called him 'Crazy Joe,' but we called him our hero," said Della McCall-Fischer, a former Eastside student who now serves as Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh's chief of staff. "That's what he was ...

Clark became an instant national sensation and hometown legend when Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman portrayed “Crazy Joe,” the tough-minded principal who transformed Eastside High School in ...

Paterson principal Joe Clark: Some called him 'Crazy Joe,' others called him a hero Growing up in Paterson: 'Playing for a Way Out' brings to life the real challenges of high school football players.

The No-Nonsense Educator was a Mentor for Students to Lean On Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding Principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising ...

Joe Clark, the no-nonsense, baseball-bat-wielding New Jersey high school principal who inspired the 1989 movie "Lean on Me," died Tuesday at age 82, his family announced.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary methods inspired the 1989 ...