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I want to make this as easy for them as I possibly can. [12] State Senator Jake Corman used the Freeh report as a basis to sue the NCAA, asserting that both Freeh and the NCAA had collaborated and failed to follow due process. The legendary former Penn State football coach passed just months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Paterno". She is the widow of football coach Joe Paterno, who led the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011. "[82][83] The board had earlier said there were three key reasons for his firing: his failure to do more when told about a suspected sexual assault by Jerry Sandusky; what the Board of Trustees regarded as his questioning of the board's authority in the days after Sandusky's arrest; and what the board determined to be his inability to effectively continue coaching in the face of continuing questions surrounding the program. No cause of death was revealed, but family friend Curtis Aiken the former Pitt basketball star said Harris died in his sleep. Joseph Vincent Paterno (/ptrno/; December 21, 1926 January 22, 2012), sometimes referred to as JoePa, was an American college football player, athletic director, and coach. 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He had originally planned on going to law school, but he was instead hired in 1950 as an assistant football coach at Penn State. [61] Paterno said McQueary informed him that "he had witnessed an incident in the shower but he at no time related to me the very specific actions contained in the grand jury report. The wife of ex-Penn State coach Joe Paterno faced an embarrassing situation earlier this week when she was reportedly turned away from a campus pool. Corman proclaimed, "Today is a victory for due process which was not afforded in this case. 15 Wisconsin this weekend with a berth in the inaugural Big Ten title game at stake. In turn, Paterno reported the incident to his immediate supervisor, Athletic Director Tim Curley, who then reported it to Gary Schultz, former Senior Vice President for Business and Finance, a position to which the University Police Department directly reported. Watt says when George, Joe's brother, died several days after suffering a heart attack in 2002, the outpouring of support to Joe from his former high school was so strong Joe decided to return for its next reunion. [123] In addition, emails revealed that many in the NCAA questioned whether they had the authority to sanction Penn State and that some officials wanted to "bluff" Penn State's leadership into accepting a severe punishment, because they believed that they did not have the authority to punish Penn State. According to the NCAA's 2008 Graduation Rates Report, Penn State's four-year Graduation Success Rate of 78% easily exceeds the 67% Division I average, second to only Northwestern among Big Ten institutions. Penn State football struggled from 2000 to 2004, with an overall 2633 record in those years and Paterno became the target of criticism from some Penn State faithful. [114][115][116], In a September 2013 interview with the CBS show 60 Minutes, Sandusky prosecutor Frank Fina was asked if he believed Joe Paterno was involved in the alleged cover-up. "[23] Paterno joined Rip Engle as an assistant coach at Penn State in 1950; Engle had coached five seasons, 19441949, at Brown. Joe Paterno dies at 85; transformed Penn State into football power Jan. 23, 2012 :: In June 2012, a jury found Sandusky guilty of 45 counts of child sexual abuse. I don't know. "[55], On September 13, 2012, a group of alumni and supporters called Penn Staters for Responsible Stewardship released a review of the Freeh Report that was critical of the Freeh Group's investigation and conclusions. Within days, Penn State's trustees had fired Paterno. The man known to a million Penn State fans simply as "JoePa" is survived by his wife Sue, his sons David, Jay and . I do not know of it. At the same meeting, university president Graham Spanier resigned rather than face being fired as well. Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue, address supporters after he was fired from the university. After leaving Penn State, Paterno began suffering from health. After Penn State joined the Big Ten Conference in 1993, the Nittany Lions under Paterno won the Big Ten championship three times (1994, 2005 and 2008). The criteria in the rankings include the graduation rate of the team as compared to the rest of university, the difference between the graduation rate of African-American players and the rest of the squad as well as the same statistics for the rest of the students at Penn State, and the graduation rate differences between the African American players and students. [13] In a 2015 legal settlement with Penn State, the NCAA reversed its decision and restored all 111 wins to Paterno's record. But the state's top cop criticised the way school leaders handled allegations and said Mr Paterno and others should have done more. [172] Approximately 12,000 people attended a public memorial service that was held at the Bryce Jordan Center on January 26, 2012. I've got a daughter, who I'm pretty sure she's going to be for Hillary [Clinton]. A February report commissioned by the family portrayed Paterno as the victim of a "rush to injustice" spawned by the university-financed internal probe. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - As the sun began to set on the worst day in the history of . Record-setting Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died Paterno, legendary Penn State football coach, dies at age 85 2012-01-23 - By Richard Goldstein . This benefit will continue for the balance of your lifetime," [100][101] Brown University, Paterno's alma mater, announced that it would remove Paterno's name from its annual award honoring outstanding male freshman athletes and stated his status in the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame would be placed under review. Noonan stated that while Paterno may have done what he was legally required to do, anyone with knowledge of possible sexual abuse against minors had "moral requirements" to notify police.[67]. Ultimately, the board rejected Paterno's offer to resign at the end of the 2011 season. )[112] The NCAA reported that "Penn State's leadership failed to value and uphold institutional integrity, breaching both the NCAA Constitution and Division I rules", and that the NCAA "intended to remediate the 'sports is king' culture that led to failures in leadership". 2013 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. His death came. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. [142] Within the next year, almost all of the Division I-A conferences adopted a form of instant replay based on the Big Ten model. A day before his death, Pittsburgh Steelers legend Franco Harris explained how a lesson from former Penn State Nittany Lions coach Joe Paterno helped make the "Immaculate Reception" a reality. Penn State failed on fourth down and Iowa held on for the win. A university spokesman said he was unaware of a directive ordering Mrs Paterno to be turned away from the pool, which was first reported by the Patriot News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Cemetery gates protect Joe Paterno from dealing with the consequences of his inaction. And I'm viewing this strictly on the evidence, not any kind of fealty to anybody. Paterno was regarded as more than just the coach's younger brother; a person who leaves a legacy of his own. [21], Paterno had been accepted to Boston University School of Law, and he had planned to attend before deciding to coach at Penn State. Paterno and his wife co-authored the children's book We Are Penn State!,[159] which takes place during a typical Penn State homecoming weekend. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot loses reelection bid, Fiery train crash in Greece kills dozens, many of them students. There's no doubt in my mind, Freeh steered everything as if he were a prosecutor trying to convince a court to take the case. 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Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died Sunday at the age of 85. Paterno, played by Al Pacino in the film out April 7, was known as "The . [110], On July 23, two weeks after the release of the Freeh report, the NCAA punished Penn State with some of the most severe sanctions ever handed down in the history of collegiate athletics. "If we don't win some games, I've got to get my rear end out of here", Paterno said in a speech at the Duquesne Club. "I got all the money I need". [35] "I'm paid well, I'm not overpaid," Paterno said during an interview with reporters Wednesday before the salary disclosure. JOE HERMITT, The Patriot-News Penn State coach Joe Paterno stands with his wife Sue during a ceremony on field following the 35-21 win over Northwestern at Beaver Stadium giving Paterno. On February 25, Curley, Schultz, and Spanier decided to have Curley report McQueary's information to the state Department of Public Welfare. He and his wife Sue have contributed over $4 million towards various departments and colleges, including support for the Penn State All-Sports Museum, which opened in 2002, and the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, which opened in 2003. Paterno was an iconic figure on the sports landscape. Paterno passed away at the age of 85 of lung cancer, on Jan. 22, 2012. Mrs Paterno was a longtime fixture at the school and helped raise money for the library and organized Special Olympics on campus. His son, Scott, said last week in a statement that his fathers cancer was diagnosed during a follow-up visit for a bronchial illness. And now it's gone. [163] While recovering, he coached the remainder of the season and the 2009 Rose Bowl from the press box. Stressful start to National Offer Day? His widow, Sue Paterno, will receive a $10.1. HARRISBURG, Pa. Joe Paterno's widow said Wednesday that she and her husband were ignorant about sexual predators like Jerry Sandusky and did not realize that the former Penn State assistant football coach was abusing the boys he met through a children's charity that he founded. Due to his alleged involvement in the coverup of the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State University, the NCAA ruled on July 23rd, 2012, to expunge all wins credited to Paterno from 1998 . [160] He coached the 2007 Outback Bowl from the press box before making a full recovery.[161][162]. 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Sedgwick Sellers, "Hansen: For Paterno, the bare minimum was never enough until this moral oversight", "Joe Paterno Addresses Fans Outside His House", Penn State's Joe Paterno to retire at the end of the season, "Paterno Is Finished at Penn State, and President Is Out", "Penn State president blames scandal on Sandusky", Trustee: Media frenzy forced board's hand, "Penn State trustees say they fired Joe Paterno over 'failure of leadership' in Jerry Sandusky case", "Report of the Board of Trustees concerning Nov. 9 decisions". [46], In 2010, the Maxwell Football Club of Philadelphia established the Joseph V. Paterno Award, to be awarded annually to the college football coach "who has made a positive impact on his university, his players and his community. Harris played at Penn State for three years under Joe Paterno from 1969-1971. Joe Paterno has died at the age of 85 after experiencing serious complications from lung-cancer treatment. Kathy Baker takes on the role of Joe Paterno's wife, Sue, who served as a mother figure to Penn State's players. Paterno had one Heisman Trophy winner, John Cappelletti, who earned the award in 1973. The trustees fired him anyway, about 12 hours later. Special Olympics of Pennsylvania has received about $80,000 in donations in memory of late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. The report asserted that Paterno, Schultz, Spanier, and Curley "concealed Sandusky's activities from the Board of Trustees, the University community and authorities. All Rights Reserved. "Simple as that". . The Paternos had 17 grandchildren. He was 85. [144] As a result, Penn State's players have consistently demonstrated above-average academic success compared to Division I-A schools nationwide. Paterno was accused of "making light of sexual assault" in 2006 by the National Organization for Women, which called for his resignation, though Penn State later categorized this incident as being "taken out of context" and never seriously considered asking for Paterno's resignation. Just months after coaching his last game amid a lurid child-sex scandal that tarnished his legendary 61-year career, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died yesterday. [147], Paterno was also renowned for his charitable contributions to academics at Penn State. 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He was paid $490,638 in 2006. JOE PATERNO OBITUARY. While it was initially thought to be treatable, Paterno succumbed to his illness two months later, on January 22, 2012, at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, Pennsylvania. Penn State football letterman and NFL Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris died overnight, according to the Associated Press. "[74][75] As Paterno began walking back into his home with the crowd chanting "Let Joe Stay," he turned around to instead lead the crowd in "We are Penn State" cheers,[76] which unnamed members of the Penn State Board of Trustees viewed as insensitive. A Broken Joe Paterno Gives Sad, Insightful Interview To Washington Post's Sally Jenkins. [34], The Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System (SERS) revealed Paterno's salary in November 2007: $512,664. 1 in New America Foundation's Academic Bowl Championship Series", "Instant Replay rundown for the 2005 season", "Penn State Football Student-Athletes Earn No. This included the removal of Paterno's last 111 wins at Penn State, dropping him from first to 12th on the all-time wins list. But following Paterno's firing, faced with hate mail and a threat of a defamation lawsuit by Paterno's family, the Board agreed to give Paterno and his family the $5.5 million package, which included additional perks for the family. No. [13], On May 30, 2013, the Paterno family and members of the Penn State community (though not the university itself) filed a lawsuit in the Centre County Court of Common Pleas in an attempt to overturn sanctions against the school. [164] After sustaining these injuries, he made use of a golf cart to move around the field during practices. It may have been discussed in my presence, something else about somebody. Paterno had 29 finishes in the Top 10 national rankings. [128], On January 16, 2015, the NCAA agreed to a settlement, removing the probationary period imposed on Penn State and restoring Paterno's 111 wins between 1998 and 2011. He died from complications of lung cancer less than three months later. Anybody could . [2][80][81] Unable to reach Paterno personally due to the crowd around his house and not wanting Paterno to find out through the media, the board notified him of their decision over the telephone. [139] The team was ranked number one out of the top 25 ranked BCS teams in 2009 and 2011. [120], NBC sportscaster Bob Costas said, "What Freeh did was not only gather facts but he reached a conclusion which is at least debatable from those facts and then he assigned a motivation, not only to Curley and Schultz and Spanier, but he specifically assigned a very dark motivation to Joe Paterno, which seems like it might be quite a leap. [155] "I brought my kids up to think for themselves since day one," Joe Paterno said in 2008. Out: School trustees fired Joe Paterno earlier this month from the job he held for nearly a half-century in the aftermath of child sex abuse charges against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. Others arent so sure. School trustees fired Joe Paterno on Nov. 9 from the job he held for nearly a half-century in the aftermath of child sex abuse charges against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. [137], In 2010, Paterno and former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka suggested that concussions and other injuries in the NFL and college football might be reduced if face masks were eliminated. January 22, 2022, marked the 10th anniversary of the death of former Penn State coach Joe Paterno. Curley, Schultz and Spanier then agreed to report the incident to both the Department of Public Welfare and the Second Mile if Sandusky did not cooperate and get professional help (i.e., rather than not reporting the incident to authorities outside the university, reporting to the Department of Public Welfare was still part of the plan). [11], In 2012, the NCAA vacated all of Penn State's wins from 1998 through 2011 as part of its punishment. Aninternal probe led by former FBI director Louis Freehand completed in July accused Joe Paterno and three former Penn State administrators of covering up an abuse allegation about Sandusky more than a decade ago in an attempt to shield the university from bad publicity. In the ensuing 12 months, Paterno died, Sandusky was convicted, a university-commissioned investigation led by former FBI director Louis Freeh . 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This film focuses on how the Sandusky scandal affected the Paterno family,. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more." Shortly after her graduation in 1962, Joe and Sue were married. No cause of death is known at this time. Sue Paterno was a longtime fixture at the school and helped raise money for the library and organized Special Olympics on campus. All of their children are Penn State graduates, and Jay Paterno was the quarterbacks coach at Penn State until his departure following the hiring of new head coach Bill O'Brien on January 7, 2012. Paterno was injured again in August 2011, after colliding with a player during practice. 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[15], In January 2013, Senator Corman and state treasurer Rob McCord used the Freeh report as a basis to sue the NCAA, arguing that the $60 million fine should be kept to assist victims of child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania, instead of allowing it to be spread to programs beyond the state's boundaries. [29] Penn State finished the season with a record of 111 and were champions of the Big Ten in 2005. Girl, 2, looks star-struck as she presents Kate with a gift of Daffodils for St David's Mike Tindall's latest money-making scheme! 20 Penn State plays at No. Over a 61-year coaching career at Penn State University, Joe Paterno, who died in January at the age of 85, earned a pension of $13.4 million. [94]:Exh 2F In his press release, Freeh wrote to the contrary that "the only known, intervening factor between the decision made on February 25, 2001 by Messrs. Spanier, Curley and Schulz to report the incident to the Department of Public Welfare, and then [as alleged by Freeh] agreeing not to do so on February 27th, was Mr. Paterno's February 26th conversation with Mr. Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees. Paterno's coaching career ended abruptly in 2011, shortly before his death, when the Penn State Board of Trustees terminated his contract in response to a child sex abuse scandal involving Paterno's former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. Masser stated, "The decision to remove Coach Paterno had nothing to do with what he had known, what he hadn't done. Former Penn State president Graham Spanier volunteered to resign, wasn't fired, report says, "Penn State trustees 'reaffirm and ratify' board's personnel decisions on Joe Paterno and Graham Spanier", "Penn State Students Clash With Police in Unrest After Announcement", "Board Chairman Still Thinks Paterno Wasn't Fired", "Jake Corman v. 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