Paterno saw Tony Johnson catch a pass for a first down with both feet in bounds on the stadium's video replay board, but the play was ruled an incompletion. The Patriot News of Harrisburg first reported the rejection at the pool. 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 . EXCLUSIVE - Revealed: Carol Kirkwood's secret toyboy fianc - 13 years her junior - is a divorced police 'Digital antidepressants' to be rolled out on the NHS as health bosses give eight apps and web-based therapy BBC journalists vote 'overwhelmingly' to stage series of strikes in move that could sabotage corporation's 'This is the most ridiculous thing I've seen!' In November 2008, Paterno had successful hip replacement surgery after spraining his leg while trying to demonstrate onside kicks during a practice session. (But) definitely we've been thinking about him, and we're hoping he's doing all right, and just praying for him'. So God bless America."[156]. A reasonable person will conclude that there is some doubt here and that the other side of the story deserves to be heard. But doubts still remained over the story's veracity, after NBC reported the indoor pool was in fact closed to all the public - despite sources confirming she was turned away to the Patriot News and AP. Curley testified more than nineteen years later in the 2017 criminal trial against Spanier that the "coach" who wanted to know where it stands was Paterno. The person close to the Paterno family told the AP that Paterno was receiving thousands of calls or messages from former players, alumni and other well-wishers, and that Paterno was encouraging patience and to trust in the truth. [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. His place in our state's history is secure. [2] Within days of the scandal breaking in full, speculation was rife that Paterno would not be allowed to return as head coach. Sandusky was also banned from bringing children onto the Penn State campus. [173][174], At the time of his death, Paterno had accumulated a record of 409 wins, 136 losses, and 3 ties. Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden held the NCAA major college record for wins at 377, while for NCAA Division I schools, Grambling State University coach Eddie Robinson's 408 victories stood as the official record. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - A person close to former Penn State coach Joe Paterno's family has told The Associated Press his wife was turned away from a campus pool. 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. 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). 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. [56] A 2011 grand jury investigation reported that then-graduate assistant Mike McQueary told Paterno in 2002 (prosecutors later amended the date to 2001)[57] that he had seen Sandusky abusing a 10-year-old boy in Penn State football's shower facilities. 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. [8][9][10], In addition, the Freeh report said that even after Sandusky's retirement in 1999, Paterno, Schultz, Spanier, and Curley "empowered Sandusky to attract potential victims to the campus and football events by allowing him to have continued, unrestricted and unsupervised access to the University's facilities and affiliation with the University's prominent football program. Paterno, who was 85, died last month, less than three months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. 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[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. [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]. Paterno, a sainted figure at Penn State for almost half a century but scarred forever by the scandal involving his one-time heir apparent, died Sunday at age 85. / CBS/AP. Reputation management expert reveals why it doesn't just happen to How did Russia lose HALF of its 45,000 elite paratroopers in just seven months? No cause of death was revealed, but family friend Curtis Aiken the former Pitt basketball star said Harris died in his sleep. Harris in 1971, when he played for Penn State under coach Joe Paterno, right. "It is with. In excerpts of the interview broadcast on NBC, Sandusky was asked if he thought Paterno would have allowed him to continue to coach if he suspected him of being a pedophile. Although his contract was not up for negotiation until the end of 2011, Paterno initiated negotiations with his superiors to amend his contract in January 2011, the same month he was notified of the police investigation. Still proclaiming his. The Paterno family has vehemently denied that Joe Paterno had any knowledge about Sandusky's crimes against children. 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. (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. 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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". (But) definitely we've been thinking about him, and we're hoping he's doing all right, and just praying for him.. 2013 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Paterno and his wife, Sue, donated over $4 million dollars to Penn State; the university's library bear their name for their monetary contributions. [169] At the time of his death, Penn State was still finalizing Paterno's retirement package. Paterno coached five undefeated teams that won major bowl games, and in 2007 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach. 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. [32] In 2008, ESPN questioned the control that Paterno and the university exerted over the Penn State football program. As tributes . Paterno also was recently diagnosed with a treatable form of lung cancer. "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.". 12/21/22 7:50 am. 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 . It's almost like the NCAA hired him to do their enforcement investigation on Penn State. 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! If he has a suspicion, I don't know the answer to that.". On February 26, Curley had a conversation with Paterno. It may have been discussed in my presence, something else about somebody. Sue Paterno, 84, is an avid swimmer. Paterno was regarded as more than just the coach's younger brother; a person who leaves a legacy of his own. He was 85. Because of the serious and horrendous nature of the allegations against Jerry, that narrative went pretty much unopposed. ", "National Notebook - Freshmen Williams, King lead Nittany Lions back to national prominence", "Paterno and Ditka: NFL Should Get Rid Of Facemasks", "Penn State football program ranks No. [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. 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. A total of 118 charges were dismissed or not proven, according to an ESPN analysis of Pennsylvania court records and reports. He spoke with a marked Brooklyn accent throughout his life. HBO's new movie, Paterno, focuses on Joe Paterno's involvement in Jerry Sandusky's Penn State sexual abuse scandal. Coach is anxious to know where it stands." 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. Jan 26, 2012 at 11:47 pm. Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees. January 22, 2022, marked the 10th anniversary of the death of former Penn State coach Joe Paterno. Inside the forest palace 'Putin shares with his gymnast lover and their secret children': Luxury estate Do not sell or share my personal information. By Mark Duell Updated: 22:18 GMT, 24 November 2011. "[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. 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. Mr Paterno was also recently diagnosed with a treatable form of lung cancer - but he is focused on beating the illness and seeing the full truth emerge, the source told the Associated Press. No pool entry: Sue Paterno, wife of ex-Penn State coach Joe Paterno, is pictured left yelling to people who left food at the front door of the couple's home, and right accepting flowers from a well-wisher on the doorstep. [6] The Suzanne Pohland Paterno Catholic Student Faith Center opened in 2012. The lawsuit asserted that the NCAA and the other defendants breached their contractual obligations, violated their duties of good faith and fair dealing, intentionally interfered with contractual relations, and defamed and/or commercially disparaged the individuals filing the lawsuit. She is the widow of football coach Joe Paterno, who led the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011. Hort, is married to Mary Kay Paterno, the daughter of the longtime Penn State University coach who died in 2012. No surgery was required, but Paterno began the 2011 regular season schedule in a wheelchair. On November 9, Paterno announced that he would retire at the end of the season, stating: . [166][167] His death resulted in tributes from prominent leaders in the U.S., including former President George H. W. Bush, who called Paterno "an outstanding American who was respected not only on the field of play but in life generallyand he was, without a doubt, a true icon in the world of sports. Websites CRASH as hundreds of thousands of families find out today Head over heels for Kate! [95][96][97] Before a grand jury in 2011, when Paterno was asked, other than the 2001 incident that Mike McQueary reported to him, whether he knew of any other inappropriate sexual conduct by Sandusky with young boys, Paterno testified, "I do not know of anything else that Jerry would be involved in of that nature, no. [2], Joe and Sue had 5 children together: Diana, Mary Kay, David, Scott, and Jay; they all graduated from Penn State. I have decided to announce my retirement effective at the end of this season. He is listed in position 13. Mr Paterno testified before a grand jury looking into the abuse allegations that a graduate assistant told him in 2002 that he witnessed an incident in the shower in the team locker room. [49] However, on November 14, 2011, the trophy name was changed to the Stagg Championship Trophy in light of the Sandusky child abuse scandal. On the night of November 8, hundreds of students gathered in front on Paterno's home in support of the beleaguered coach. 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. A February report commissioned by the family portrayed Paterno as the victim of a "rush to injustice" spawned by the university-financed internal probe. With 409 victories, Paterno is the most victorious coach in NCAA FBS history. [148] After helping raise over $13.5 million in funds for the 1997 expansion of Pattee Library, the university named the expansion Paterno Library in their honor. [71] In the case of the 2001 incident, McQueary reported the incident to Paterno, who was his immediate supervisor. On February 27, Curley emailed Spanier and Schultz that he was "having trouble with going to everyone, but the person involved". Today is a victory for the people of Pennsylvania. A lawyer for the family said that Penn State proposed the retirement package. [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. Stressful start to National Offer Day? [50], Paterno was also nominated for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. [92] After interviewing over 400 people and reviewing voluminous documents, the investigation team reported that Paterno, Spanier, Curley, and Schultz (none of whom was interviewed) concealed Sandusky's actions in order to protect the publicity surrounding Penn State's celebrated football program. They defeated Florida State 2623 in triple overtime in the 2006 Orange Bowl. In the ensuing 12 months, Paterno died, Sandusky was convicted, a university-commissioned investigation led by former FBI director Louis Freeh concluded Paterno and three administrators. Even after Sandusky's conviction and the prosecution of university administrators for endangering children by concealing his misconduct . [113] The NCAA report harshly criticized Paterno for his role in an alleged cover-up of Sandusky's crimes, saying that Paterno, Spanier, Schultz, and Curley had demonstrated "a failure of institutional and individual integrity". 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