State College, PA - Fired Penn State Coach Joe Paterno Dead At 85 |
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FILE - Joe Paterno (L), head coach of the Penn State football team, is hugged by former U.S. President George W. Bush (R) at a rally held in the York Expo Center in York, Pennsylvania, Friday 09 July 2004. State College, PA - Joe Paterno, who racked up more wins than anyone else in major college football but was fired from Penn State amid a child sex abuse scandal has died. He was 85.
His family released a statement Sunday morning to announce his death.
Paterno’s son Scott announced Nov. 18 that his father was being treated for lung cancer, which was diagnosed in mid-November during a follow-up visit for a bronchial illness.
The storied career of “JoePa” included 409 wins in 46 seasons and two national championships.
But his reputation for success with honor was shattered when a former assistant was charged with molesting 10 boys during a 15-year span, including some in the Penn State athletic complex.
Critics said Paterno should have done more to stop it. He was fired Nov. 9.
In all, Paterno guided five teams to unbeaten, untied seasons.
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Jan 22, 2012 at 11:52 AM from-here_to-there Says:Report as Inappropriate
http://www.vosizneias.com/99362/2012/01/22/philadelphia-pa-psu-editor-quits-after-erroneous-paterno-report
so does the editor in the other story get his job back?
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Jan 22, 2012 at 02:59 PM BassiFrumdaBalt Says:Report as Inappropriate
The proper way to honor Joe Paterno's passing will be to ignore it for several years, then regret not taking it seriously when we had the chance... Tim Eudey
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Jan 22, 2012 at 09:31 PM Green-Limousine Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ http://www.vosizneias.com/99362/2012/01/22/philadelphia-pa-psu-editor-quits-after-erroneous-paterno-report
so does the editor in the other story get his job back? ”
The guy already got fired and then died, so getting his job back doesn't mean anything. I own a Green Limousine company in Chicago and we actually had a Mr. Paterno ride in one of our cars last year! May he rest in peace.
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Jan 23, 2012 at 09:30 AM FinVeeNemtMenSeichel Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The guy already got fired and then died, so getting his job back doesn't mean anything. I own a Green Limousine company in Chicago and we actually had a Mr. Paterno ride in one of our cars last year! May he rest in peace. ”
The most relevant and pertinent comment ever posted on any website. Thank you so much for every last word.
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Jan 23, 2012 at 10:53 AM Admitnothing Says:Report as Inappropriate
Not a hero. He was an enabler of child abuse. Mchose to remain quiet and turn a blind eye while children were being abused. Not a hero and not a good person, regardless of his coaching skills.
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Jan 23, 2012 at 04:18 PM from-here_to-there Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The guy already got fired and then died, so getting his job back doesn't mean anything. I own a Green Limousine company in Chicago and we actually had a Mr. Paterno ride in one of our cars last year! May he rest in peace. ”
Joe got fired. Joe died. I was asking about the editor of the paper who reported the death and was forced to leave his job for publishing an "erroneous" report that Paterno died.