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 holds an official NCAA total of 18 bowl victories. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. [19] He played quarterback and cornerback for the Bears, and he shares the career record for interceptions (14) with Greg Parker. She studied English literature at Penn State University, where she met then-assistant coach Joe Paterno. Although this action was outside the normal process for investigating major violations, the NCAA said this action was merited because the alleged cover-up violated basic principles of intercollegiate athletics that were over and above specific policies. It was based upon the distraction of having him on the sidelines would have caused the university and the current football team harm. Paterno, who was 85, died last month, less than three months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Prosecutors have said Mr Paterno had passed on the information to his superior. A reasonable person will conclude that there is some doubt here and that the other side of the story deserves to be heard. [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. The question was posed to him frequently over the years, as only one of his five undefeated teams was voted national champion. [133][134][135] The college football playoff system would become a reality three years after Paterno's exit from the game. 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. "We're focusing on Wisconsin," linebacker Nate Stupar said Tuesday. Longtime Penn State coach Joe Paterno died Jan. 22, 2012, at the age of 85. [69] Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly said that Paterno was cooperative with prosecutors and that he met his statutory responsibility to report the 2001 incident to school administrators. Masser stated, "The decision to remove Coach Paterno had nothing to do with what he had known, what he hadn't done. 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]. [43] Paterno was inducted on December 4, 2007,[44] and officially enshrined in a ceremony held July 19, 2008. 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). 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? 1 in its 2011 Academic Bowl Championship Series. 'With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more'. Shortly after her graduation in 1962, Joe and Sue were married. 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. He spoke with a marked Brooklyn accent throughout his life. Paterno died today in State College after a brief battle with lung cancer. [70], Under Pennsylvania state law at the time, any state employee who learned about suspected child abuse was required to report the incident to his immediate supervisor. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. (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. The legendary former Penn State football coach passed just months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. He lived in a high radon area. [71] In the case of the 2001 incident, McQueary reported the incident to Paterno, who was his immediate supervisor. At this moment the Board of Trustees should not spend a single minute discussing my status. For these reasons, Paterno did not come under criminal suspicion. Inside the forest palace 'Putin shares with his gymnast lover and their secret children': Luxury estate Do not sell or share my personal information. [2][79] They considered but ultimately rejected the idea of letting Paterno finish out the season, saying that growing outrage at the situation would have made it impossible for him to be effective as coach. At the same meeting, university president Graham Spanier resigned rather than face being fired as well. [165] On January 13, 2012, Paterno was hospitalized in State College for complications relating to his cancer treatment, and he remained there until his death nine days later on January 22, 2012; his death came 74 days after his dismissal from Penn State. [111] Penn State was fined $60 million, stripped of 40 total scholarships from 2013 to 2017, banned from postseason play until 2016, and vacated all 112 of its wins dating back to 1998. Mr Paterno was receiving thousands of calls or messages from former players, alumni and other well-wishers - and he was encouraging patience and to trust in the truth, the AP source said. Mount Nittany Medical Center said he died at 9:25 a.m. of metastatic small cell carcinoma of the lung. Paterno died Jan. 22, 2012, at the age of 85, from complications of lung cancer. [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. November 24, 2011 / 8:43 AM Today is a victory for Penn State nation. On February 26, Curley had a conversation with Paterno. Under Paterno, Penn State won the Orange Bowl (1968, 1969, 1973 and 2005), the Cotton Bowl (1972 and 1974), the Fiesta Bowl (1977, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, and 1996), the Liberty Bowl (1979), the Sugar Bowl (1982), the Aloha Bowl (1983), the Holiday Bowl (1989), the Citrus Bowl (1993 and 2010), the Rose Bowl (1994), the Outback Bowl (1995, 1998 and 2006) and the Alamo Bowl (1999 and 2007). And now it's gone. "[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. "[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. 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. The comments below have been moderated in advance. Hort was arraigned Thursday and released on $50,000 unsecured bail, the website. I want to make this as easy for them as I possibly can. 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 . At a maximum, these were two parties working together to get an outcome that was predetermined. The school had said last week that Mr Paterno still held tenure. His place in our state's history is secure. Right tackle Chima Okoli said this week that the team knows Mr Paterno doesn't want sympathy. 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. Harris played at Penn State for three years under Joe Paterno from 1969-1971. Paterno was injured again in August 2011, after colliding with a player during practice. 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 trustees fired him anyway, about 12 hours later. She studied English literature at Penn State University, where she met then-assistant coach Joe Paterno. 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. Penn State football letterman and NFL Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris died overnight, according to the Associated Press. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more." 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. [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. On February 27, Curley emailed Spanier and Schultz that he was "having trouble with going to everyone, but the person involved". I pray Rishi Sunak succeeds so as Tory Eurosceptics could take TWO WEEKS to decide whether to back Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal for Northern Watch as shoplifter puts BACK products he's trying to steal after live CCTV hub tells him: 'You're being Is YOUR lifestyle good for your heart? It's almost like the NCAA hired him to do their enforcement investigation on Penn State. 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. Last month, a documentary filmmaker who recorded a jailhouse interview with Sandusky said that he believes Paterno was "railroaded" in the investigation and conviction of Sandusky for child sexual abuse. Please enter valid email address to continue. [66][67] Instead, two weeks later, Curley reported that Sandusky's keys to the locker room had been taken away and that the incident was reported to The Second Mile charity. But the trustees fired the 84-year-old anyway about 12 hours later. Female carer who bit off part of a pub landlady's ear during vicious bar brawl is jailed for 14 months. The team won two national championshipsin 1982 and 1986. Paterno is not a target of the investigation, according to authorities. 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. This benefit will continue for the balance of your lifetime," 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. But the state's top cop criticised the way school leaders handled allegations and said Mr Paterno and others should have done more. [171] Paterno was buried in Spring Creek Presbyterian Cemetery just outside the town. They have far more important matters to address. [139], In 2002, 76-year-old Paterno chased down referee Dick Honig in a dead sprint following a 4235 overtime home loss to Iowa. Mrs. Paterno said she was horrified when she learned the truth about Sandusky after his arrest in November 2011. On November 9, Paterno announced that he would retire at the end of the season, stating: . STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - For decades, Joe Paterno was the public face of Penn State. Paterno's former players appeared to be heeding the request. She is the widow of football coach Joe Paterno, who led the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011. Harris was born March 7, 1950 in Fort Dix, N.J.He went on to star at Penn State under longtime coach Joe Paterno.The Steelers selected Harris with the No. [6][7][8][9][10] A critique of the Freeh report, commissioned by the Paterno family, disputed Paterno's involvement in the alleged cover-up. When legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died of lung cancer on January 22, fans and well-wishers immediately wondered whether it wasn't just his lungs, but also his heart that. [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. [38] He had a bowl record of 24 wins, 12 losses, and 1 tie following a defeat in the 2011 Outback Bowl. Today is a victory for the people of Pennsylvania. Harris defended Paterno when he was fired in the midst of a sex-abuse scandal involving an assistant coach. Paterno and his wife, Sue, raised five children in State College. [35] "I'm paid well, I'm not overpaid," Paterno said during an interview with reporters Wednesday before the salary disclosure. [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. [104] After some days of mixed messages,[105][106][107] the school removed the statue on Sunday, July 22, in front of a crowd of student onlookers. All wins dating back to 1998 were vacated, the year Paterno was first informed of Sandusky's suspected child abuse. [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. If he has a suspicion, I don't know the answer to that.". [117] In February 2013, Paterno's family released a report written by Dick Thornburgh, a former U.S. attorney general and Pennsylvania governor, disputing Freeh's investigative methods and the portrayal of Paterno in his findings, calling the Freeh report a "rush to injustice". [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]. 20 Penn State plays at No. 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! / AP. Joe Paterno, the legendary Penn State football coach who won more Division I NCAA football games than any other coach, died on Sunday morning, his family announced. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. [17][18], At Brown, Paterno was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Upsilon chapter). Paterno and his wife, Sue, were major benefactors of Penn State, and during his nearly half-century as head coach, donors gave hundreds of millions of dollars to the university, helping . The family of Joe Paterno announced Sunday morning that the 85-year-old former football coach of Pennsylvania State University had died of lung cancer. Editor's Note: In the summer of 2011, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno allowed the journalist Joe Posnanski, . 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 . 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. Birds of a feather really DO flock together! STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (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. 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. 2011 The Associated Press. ", "State: Joe Paterno's salary around $500,000", "Paterno says he has no plans to leave Penn State", Donovan Presented With United States Sports Academy Coaching Award, "Joe Paterno stripped of 111 victories; no longer winningest coach", "Paterno & Bowden to Receive National Football Foundation's Highest Honor at Hall of Fame Induction", "Paterno Postpones Hall of Fame Induction", "JoePa enters Hall of Fame after 57 years on sidelines", "Sporting News' 50 greatest coaches of all time", "Joe Paterno will have college award named after him", "Big Ten honors Paterno; Big Ten unveils logo, divisions", "Thompson on Presidential Medal of Freedom Nomination", "Sens. He requested privacy for the family. 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Jake Corman declares victory over NCAA with repeal of its sanctions on Penn State", "Penn State leaders don't endorse Sandusky coverup findings", "Joe Paterno Knew of Sandusky Abuse in 1976, According to Court Testimony", "Outback Bowl matches Penn State with Tennessee", "Paterno mum on poll puzzle, supports playoffs", "Penn State's title hopes bowled over; no playoff in sight", "College athletes: To pay or not to pay? 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. Harris in 1971, when he played for Penn State under coach Joe Paterno, right. "[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. "[121] Similarly Todd Blackledge, ESPN college football analyst and former Penn State quarterback, noted on the media coverage, "it felt like the media felt at liberty to just connect [] all those dots, whether they had facts. 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.. 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. Many in the media attributed Penn State's struggles to Paterno's advancing age. A total of 118 charges were dismissed or not proven, according to an ESPN analysis of Pennsylvania court records and reports. Paterno spent a year in the Army before being discharged in time to start the 1946 school year at Brown University, where his tuition was paid by Busy Arnold. [146] The New American Foundation ranked Penn State No. and "For a period of ten years commencing July 1, 1999 and subject to renewal upon concurrence of both parties you will be given an office and a phone in the East Area Locker room complex " The agreement was signed by Curley and Schultz along with Sandusky on June 29, 1999. Paterno also was recently diagnosed with a treatable form of lung cancer. "We have been unaware of how a predator behaves," Sue Paterno said at a program celebrating Child Abuse Awareness Month in Pennsylvania. He sustained hairline fractures to his hip and shoulder. [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. "[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. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. [20] Paterno graduated as an English literature major in 1950. [11], In 2012, the NCAA vacated all of Penn State's wins from 1998 through 2011 as part of its punishment. [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. [33] Paterno dismissed the allegations as a "witch hunt", and a radio broadcaster said Paterno chided reporters for asking about problems. The person who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation said Wednesday night the rejection left the family saddened. On Sunday morning, Sue Paterno will release the results of an investigation she ordered into her husband's conduct during the period when Sandusky was bringing his young victims to the university. [170] About 750 mourners attended the private ceremony, after which thousands of mourners lined the route of the funeral procession. After leaving Penn State, Paterno began suffering from health. [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. [58][59] According to the report, Paterno notified Athletic Director Tim Curley about the incident, and later notified Gary Schultz, Vice President of Finance and Business,[60] to whom the University Police directly reported. [42] However, on November 4, 2006, he was injured during a sideline collision during a game against Wisconsin. He left his cars and personal possessions to his wife, Suzanne P. Paterno. Doctors said he Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees. 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. [102], On July 14, 2012, The New York Times reported that in January 2011, Paterno opened "surprise" negotiations to prematurely end his contract with an additional $3 million early retirement payout, prior to public knowledge of the scandal. 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. Prosecutors have said Paterno had passed on the information to his superior. Mr Paterno's former players appeared to be heeding the request. Joe Paterno died on Sunday. Fina stated, "I do not. "[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. At a minimum, it is inappropriate. 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. A small plane towed a banner over campus, reading Take the Statue Down or We Will. 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