He was 85. Paterno holds an official NCAA total of 18 bowl victories. [163] While recovering, he coached the remainder of the season and the 2009 Rose Bowl from the press box. Paterno, played by Al Pacino in the film out April 7, was known as "The . Paterno and his wife, Sue, raised five children in State College. American football player and coach (19262012). [49] However, on November 14, 2011, the trophy name was changed to the Stagg Championship Trophy in light of the Sandusky child abuse scandal. 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. [77][78], Later that evening, however, the Board of Trustees voted to terminate Paterno's contract, effective immediately. [19] He played quarterback and cornerback for the Bears, and he shares the career record for interceptions (14) with Greg Parker. Paterno was promoted to associate coach, the top assistant, in June 1964,[24] and when Engle announced his retirement in February 1966,[25] Paterno was named his successor the next day.[26]. Still proclaiming his. 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. 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. [153] Before the 1974 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, a group of Pennsylvania Republican Party leaders briefly considered Paterno for Andrew Lewis' ticket as the candidate for lieutenant governor. She studied English literature at Penn State University, where she met then-assistant coach Joe Paterno. No cause of death was revealed, but family friend Curtis Aiken the former Pitt basketball star said Harris died in his sleep. [16] His family was of Italian ancestry. [151] Paterno was also a close friend of President Gerald R. Ford,[152] and introduced President George W. Bush at a campaign rally before the 2004 presidential election. This being after Penn State had rallied from a 3513 deficit with 9 minutes left in the game to tie the score at 35, and were driving on their first possession in overtime (a touchdown would have tied the game at 42). [48], Also in 2010, the Big Ten Conference established the Stagg - Paterno Championship Trophy as the annual trophy to be awarded to the winner of the conference football championship. (In early 2015 the wins were restored. 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. A Broken Joe Paterno Gives Sad, Insightful Interview To Washington Post's Sally Jenkins. Stressful start to National Offer Day? A university spokesman said he was unaware of any such directive. [17][18], At Brown, Paterno was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Upsilon chapter). / CBS/AP. In it, the board said that it opted to remove Paterno after finding that "his decision to do his minimum legal duty and not to do more to follow up constituted a failure of leadership. "The last 17 months have been filled with disbelief, horror, the pain of loss, sleepless nights, praying for the victims and for peace of mind for those who unwittingly were too naive to recognize the signs of abuse," she said. 2 Graduation Rate Among AP Top 25 Teams", "Paterno's Payback? January 22, 2022, marked the 10th anniversary of the death of former Penn State coach Joe Paterno. His death came just 65 days. Joseph Vincent Paterno (/ p t r n o /; December 21, 1926 - January 22, 2012), sometimes referred to as JoePa, was an American college football player, athletic director, and coach.He was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011. Sandusky prosecutor Frank Fina, on 60 Minutes[55], On November 5, 2011, former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was arrested on 52 counts of child sexual abuse occurring between 1994 and 2009, including allegations of incidents on the Penn State campus. [146] The New American Foundation ranked Penn State No. He was 85. As it happens, Joe Paterno had a very garden-variety will. The person who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation said Wednesday night the rejection left the family saddened. 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 . Some Penn State recruits, like recruits at many other schools, now graduate from high school a semester early so that they can enroll in college during the spring semester and participate in spring practice. The team won two national championshipsin 1982 and 1986. 1 in Academics TIME Ideas TIME.com", The 2011 Academic Bowl Championship Series | NewAmerica.net, "Paterno Library: 150 Years: Penn State Sesquicentennial", "Franco Harris' bakery honors Paterno on boxes of doughnuts, buns", "Penn State buttons have Pa. delegates rooting for Paterno", "Forward thinking: Paterno on board with players' great 2007 expectations", "U.S. House of Representatives Pennsylvania 17th", "Paterno's place of peace: In Avalon, he's just a 'regular Joe'", "Paterno says he likes coaching from press box", "Penn State stifles Tennessee in Outback", "Joe Paterno will coach from press box during Rose Bowl", "Legendary Penn State coach Paterno dead at 85", "Pennsylvania Gov. No cause of death is known at this time. "[129], A year after the report was issued, the chairman of the Penn State Board of Trustees, which had originally commissioned the report, said that Freeh's conclusions amounted to "speculation. [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. He also leaves behind an unspeakable child sex abuse scandal that led to his . Paterno was the first coach with the distinction of having won each of the four major bowls Rose, Orange, Fiesta, and Sugar as well as the Cotton Bowl Classic, at least once. Paterno died 74 days after he left the football program Whether his legacy could have been recast over time remains unknown. [171] Paterno was buried in Spring Creek Presbyterian Cemetery just outside the town. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. But the state's top cop criticised the way school leaders handled allegations and said Mr Paterno and others should have done more. She is the widow of football coach Joe Paterno, who led the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011. The university also said it would pay the coach's widow, Sue Paterno, $1,000 a month for life, and provide her with on-campus parking and access . Penn State football letterman and NFL Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris died overnight, according to the Associated Press. July 24, 2012, 12:36 PM. I'm a Republican. 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. "[168] Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett said of Paterno, "His legacy as the winningest coach in major college football and his generosity to Penn State as an institution and to his players, stand as monuments to his life. 1 in New America Foundation's Academic Bowl Championship Series", "Instant Replay rundown for the 2005 season", "Penn State Football Student-Athletes Earn No. It had nothing to do with what Coach Paterno had done, or hadn't done. "[23] Paterno joined Rip Engle as an assistant coach at Penn State in 1950; Engle had coached five seasons, 19441949, at Brown. . Paterno is not a target of the investigation, according to authorities. "In many cases, we unknowingly helped him `groom' his victims while we thought we were helping a child achieve self-esteem and find a better life.". Many in the media attributed Penn State's struggles to Paterno's advancing age. [6] The Suzanne Pohland Paterno Catholic Student Faith Center opened in 2012. Now Penn State 'paedophile Jerry Sandusky is accused of We're focusing on Wisconsin. The legendary former Penn State football coach passed just months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. 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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". The group's executive director, Angela Liddle, acknowledged that some members questioned the choice of the Paternos as speakers, but she defended the decision and described the family as "good folks.". The man known to a million Penn State fans simply as "JoePa" is survived by his wife Sue, his sons David, Jay and . [2] However, in late 2014 and early 2015, court depositions by trustees Kenneth Frazier and Keith Masser conflicted with the "failure of leadership" story. Joe Paterno, byname of Joseph Vincent Paterno, also called JoePa, (born December 21, 1926, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.died January 22, 2012, State College, Pennsylvania), American collegiate gridiron football coach, who, as head coach at Pennsylvania State University (1966-2011), was the winningest major-college coach in the history of the sport, with 409 career victories, but whose . Sandusky, 69, is serving a 30- to 60-year prison sentence after being convicted last year of 45 counts of child sexual abuse involving 10 boys over a period of years. She studied English literature at Penn State University, where she met then-assistant coach Joe Paterno. Paterno was regarded as more than just the coach's younger brother; a person who leaves a legacy of his own. 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. Paterno, a sainted figure at Penn State for almost half a century but scarred forever by the child sex abuse scandal that led to his stunning dismissal, died Sunday at age 85. On the night of November 8, hundreds of students gathered in front on Paterno's home in support of the beleaguered coach. He was unable to avoid the play and was struck in the knee by Badgers linebacker DeAndre Levy's helmet. 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. 'We're focusing on Wisconsin. He soon coached the team to two undefeated regular seasons in 1968 and 1969. The 84-year-old Paterno initially announced his retirement effective at the end of the season, saying that the scandal was "one of the great sorrows of my life. Coach is anxious to know where it stands." [30], The 2009 season was Paterno's 44th as head coach of the Nittany Lions, passing Amos Alonzo Stagg for the most years as head coach at a single institution in Division I.[31]. 2013 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. Nearly half of British viewers believe ethnic minorities and LGBT communities are over-represented on TV, Britain braces for brutal -9C Arctic snap: Met Office warns more snow and ice could lash the country next Twitter is DOWN: App crashes for thousands of frustrated users around the world - just DAYS after Elon Musk Who said black and white pics were flattering! When do the clocks change in 2023? His son, Scott, said last week in a statement that his fathers cancer was diagnosed during a follow-up visit for a bronchial illness. Suzanne Pohland was born on February 14, 1940, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Special Olympics of Pennsylvania has received about $80,000 in donations in memory of late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. Although Johnson was ruled out of bounds, replays clearly showed that Johnson had both feet in bounds and the catch should have been ruled complete. [88], Paterno supporters and family members continued to harshly criticize the board's actions in the months following his death, prompting the board in March 2012 to release an additional statement explaining their decision. Paterno rebuffed all of this and stated he would fulfill his contract until it expired in 2008. The school had said last week that Mr Paterno still held tenure. Mrs. Paterno said she was horrified when she learned the truth about Sandusky after his arrest in November 2011. Joe Paterno died of lung cancer two months later. [28] Reflecting the growth in Penn State's stature, Beaver Stadium was expanded six times during his tenure, increasing in size from 46,284 in 1966 to 106,572 in 2001. Sue Paterno is an avid swimmer known for taking early-morning laps in the pool. [145] In 2011, Penn State football players had an 80% graduation rate and showed no achievement gap between its black and white players, which is extremely rare for Division I football teams. [119] In response, Freeh called the Paterno family's report "self-serving" and said that it did not change the facts and findings of his initial investigation. By Mark Duell Updated: 22:18 GMT, 24 November 2011. "(But) definitely we've been thinking about him, and we're hoping he's doing all right, and just praying for him.". [172] Approximately 12,000 people attended a public memorial service that was held at the Bryce Jordan Center on January 26, 2012. "[131], On July 12, 2016, The New York Times reported that Joe Paterno knew of Sandusky's abuse in 1976.[132]. Thankful: Sue Paterno reacts at the front door when students and well-wishers bring gifts to their home in State College, Pennsylvania, shortly after Mr Paterno was fired. No surgery was required, but Paterno began the 2011 regular season schedule in a wheelchair. Cards featuring Joe Paterno and wife Sue are displayed at the foot of a statue of Joe outside Beaver Stadium on the Penn State University campus on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in State College,Pa . (But) definitely we've been thinking about him, and we're hoping he's doing all right, and just praying for him.. [3], Together, Joe and Sue Paterno donated millions of dollars to Penn State and to other charities, most notably, the Special Olympics. Paterno was 73. Others arent so sure. "[168] On January 23, Corbett ordered all state flags to be lowered to half staff in Paterno's honor. Paterno believed that scholarship college athletes should receive a modest stipend so that they have some spending money. [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. Today is a victory for the people of Pennsylvania. Penn State faced a litany of players' off-the-field legal problems, which included 46 Penn State football players facing 163 criminal charges dating back to 2002. [43] Paterno was inducted on December 4, 2007,[44] and officially enshrined in a ceremony held July 19, 2008. 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Prosecutors have said Paterno had passed on the information to his superior. "[98][99], Freeh's team also discovered a 2001 email from Curley about the subsequent 2001 incident in which McQueary witnessed Sandusky with a boy in the Penn State showers. After leaving Penn State, Paterno began suffering from health. Credit. Joe Paterno, following his termination[54], I do not [believe Joe Paterno was involved in the alleged cover-up]. They have far more important matters to address. Prosecutors have said Mr Paterno had passed on the information to his superior. (AP) - Joe Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday. [63][64][65] Despite the nature of the 2001 incident and that it later became clear that Curley and other university officials had not reported the allegations to police, Paterno did not then notify police either. [170] About 750 mourners attended the private ceremony, after which thousands of mourners lined the route of the funeral procession. [29] Penn State finished the season with a record of 111 and were champions of the Big Ten in 2005. "[94], Freeh's investigators discovered an email between Curley and Schultz regarding a previous incident between Sandusky and another child in 1998 that the district attorney declined to prosecute after an investigation by State College police and an evaluation by the Department of Public Welfare. 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. Still, the state's top cop criticized the way school leaders handled allegations and said Paterno and other officials had a moral responsibility to do more. 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However, on July 23, 2012, the NCAA officially vacated 111 of Paterno's wins based on the findings of the Freeh report regarding his involvement in the Penn State sex abuse scandal. During his career, he led the Nittany Lions to 37 bowl appearances with 24 wins while turning down offers to coach National Football League (NFL) teams that included the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots. So God bless America."[156]. Furious motorist is fined 650 after council worker paints disabled bay around his parked car. Joey died on April 8, 1976. His place in our state's history is secure. On July 7, 2020, Letourneau's attorney, David Gehrke, confirmed that she had passed away from cancer the day prior in her home near Seattle. Fualaau was by her side. [71][72][73] Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan, however, criticized Paterno for not doing enough to stop Sandusky's crimes. 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. Paterno's abbreviated 2011 season was his 62nd on the Penn State coaching staff, which gave him the record for most seasons for any football coach at a single university. [118] Thornburgh concluded that the Freeh report was "seriously flawed, both with respect to the process of [its] investigation and its findings related to Mr. His death came just a few months after the 85-year-old was diagnosed with cancer. )[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". Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. On Saturday, at halftime of the Steelers' game against the Las. Prince Harry 'hated woke nonsense' and 'made jokes we are no longer allowed to make' before meeting Meghan, 'We met a Princess'! The person said the coach was focused on beating the illness "and seeing the full truth" emerge. 20 Penn State plays at No. School trustees fired Mr 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. And it had tremendous momentum. On Tuesday, the supervising judge of the grand jury whose findings resulted in charges against Spanier, Curley and Schultz rejected their pre-trial motions, allowing their criminal cases to move forward. Her husband, a College Football Hall of Fame coach who led the Penn State's Nittany Lions for 46 years, died in January 2012 at 85. The Paterno family has vehemently denied that Joe Paterno had any knowledge about Sandusky's crimes against children. [7], Last edited on 16 February 2023, at 16:45, "Suzanne Pohland Paterno Catholic Student Faith Center", "Sue Paterno more than coach's wife at Penn State", "ESPN.com - Joe Paterno earned $13.4M pension", "Paternos gave another $100,000 donation to Penn State in December", "The Suzanne Pohland Paterno Catholic Student Faith Center Blog Archive A Letter from Sue Paterno", "Sue Paterno honored at opening of Catholic Center | Archives | collegian.psu.edu", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sue_Paterno&oldid=1139731706, This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 16:45. [11], In 2012, the NCAA vacated all of Penn State's wins from 1998 through 2011 as part of its punishment. Pennsylvania attorney general Linda Kelly has previously stated that former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno is not a target of the police investigation into the alleged sexual assaults of Jerry Sandusky or the potential cover up by university officials. On May 13, 1998, in an email with the subject "Jerry," Curley asked Schultz, "Anything new in this department? [140], Just weeks later, in the final minute of the Michigan game, the same wide receiver, Johnson, made a catch that would have given Penn State a first down and put them in range for a game-winning field goal. Paterno was a long-time advocate for some type of college football playoff system. [144] He campaigned for Bush door-to-door in the 1988 New Hampshire primary, and seconded his nomination at the Republican National Convention. Paterno's record of 409-136-3 made him the winningest Division 1 coach of all time. With 409 victories, Paterno is the most victorious coach in NCAA FBS history. 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