STATE COLLEGE — The legacy of Joe Paterno was displayed this afternoon during a 2 1/2 hour “Memorial for Joe.” Held inside the Bryce Jordan Center, more than 12,000 people came to say farewell to the legendary coach. Speakers from each decade, from the 1960s to the present, spoke about what the former head [...]
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January 26th, 2012
A Memorial for Joe
STATE COLLEGE — The floor of the Bryce Jordan Center is quickly filling up as former players, coaches and family come in to pay respects to Joe Paterno. Overhead on the big video boards, the picture of Paterno which had been used several times continues to rotate between the image with his arms crossed and [...]
January 26th, 2012
Joe Paterno on his legacy
During the next-to-last of my interviews with former Penn State coach Joe Paterno, I asked him about his legacy. He gave a revealing answer in June 2010. “You told someone last year, ‘If my life has been about winning football games, then my father is rolling around in his grave,’ ” I said. “What do [...]
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