[160] He coached the 2007 Outback Bowl from the press box before making a full recovery.[161][162]. 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 . 2011 The Associated Press. Joe's wife, Sue, said she called a couple of trustees. Joey died on April 8, 1976. No cause of death is known at this time. Right tackle Chima Okoli said this week that the team knows Mr Paterno doesn't want sympathy. It concluded that Paterno and the university's former president Graham Spanier, former athletic director Tim Curley and retired vice president for business and finance Gary Schultz concealed critical information and "failed to protect against a sexual predator harming children for over a decade.". They were the 10 children that his one time second-hand man, his former defensive coordinator, the man he promised would have a job coaching at Penn State as long as he wanted as long as Joe. Paterno coached the first nine games of the season before he was fired on November 9. 2 Graduation Rate Among AP Top 25 Teams", "Paterno's Payback? 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). I don't know. 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. Editor's Note: In the summer of 2011, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno allowed the journalist Joe Posnanski, . Paterno had 29 finishes in the Top 10 national rankings. [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. [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. He scored his fourth touchdown on that possession, smiling and pointing to his little brother after the score. The legendary coach's reputation was deeply tarnished after sex abuse charges were filed against a former assistant coach. "[47] Following the breaking of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal the following year, the award was discontinued by the club. Harris defended Paterno when he was fired in the midst of a sex-abuse scandal involving an assistant coach. Credit. 13 overall pick in the 1972 NFL Draft. Paterno's record of 409-136-3 made him the winningest Division 1 coach of all time. [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. I want to make this as easy for them as I possibly can. 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. By August 2011, Paterno and his attorneys had reached a deal with the PSU Board for a total package worth $5.5 million, including a $3 million cash payout, forgiveness of a $350,000 interest-free loan issued by the university, and the use of a private box at Beaver Stadium and a private jet for 25 years, if he agreed the 2011 season would be his last. 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]. [49] However, on November 14, 2011, the trophy name was changed to the Stagg Championship Trophy in light of the Sandusky child abuse scandal. 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On February 25, Curley, Schultz, and Spanier decided to have Curley report McQueary's information to the state Department of Public Welfare. [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. He had originally planned on going to law school, but he was instead hired in 1950 as an assistant football coach at Penn State. That's what it looks like. [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. Joe Paterno, following his termination[54], I do not [believe Joe Paterno was involved in the alleged cover-up]. One of Cappelletti's teammates, however, notified Paterno of Joey's request and Paterno brought John back in for another series. However, in light of the Sandusky child abuse scandal, United States Senators Pat Toomey and Bob Casey, Jr., as well as Representative Glenn Thompson withdrew their support of Paterno receiving the honor. His death came just 65 days. No. He requested privacy for the family. Joe Paterno died of lung cancer two months later. [35] "I'm paid well, I'm not overpaid," Paterno said during an interview with reporters Wednesday before the salary disclosure. [33] Paterno dismissed the allegations as a "witch hunt", and a radio broadcaster said Paterno chided reporters for asking about problems. Paterno was fired by the university trustees days after Sandusky was charged. 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. Paterno died 74 days after he left the football program Whether his legacy could have been recast over time remains unknown. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. He coached . [29] Penn State finished the season with a record of 111 and were champions of the Big Ten in 2005. Former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, his body ravaged by chemotherapy and radiation treatments for lung cancer, died Sunday morning. For these reasons, Paterno did not come under criminal suspicion. [125][126], Freeh had maintained publicly that his investigation was entirely independent and would include "no favoritism". Now Penn State 'paedophile Jerry Sandusky is accused of We're focusing on Wisconsin. [147], Paterno was also renowned for his charitable contributions to academics at Penn State. The Second Mile, the charity where prosecutors say Sandusky met most if not all of his victims, is still functioning but received a judge's permission in March to sell its State College headquarters for $650,000. (Schultz failed to notify his subordinate, the Director of University Police.) "[168] On January 23, Corbett ordered all state flags to be lowered to half staff in Paterno's honor. [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. Paterno passed away at the age of 85 of lung cancer, on Jan. 22, 2012. [34], The Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System (SERS) revealed Paterno's salary in November 2007: $512,664. That's when Watt finally got the chance to speak with one of Brooklyn's finest. [1] She is the widow of football coach Joe Paterno, who led the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011. His daughter Mary . [2], Joe and Sue had 5 children together: Diana, Mary Kay, David, Scott, and Jay; they all graduated from Penn State. [6][7][93] Freeh's firm's investigation concluded that by their actions, the four men "failed to protect against a child sexual predator harming children for over a decade." ", "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. He soon coached the team to two undefeated regular seasons in 1968 and 1969. [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. Penn State football letterman and NFL Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris died overnight, according to the Associated Press. 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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. "It is with. "Joe Pa" was also a humanitarian at heart. I have decided to announce my retirement effective at the end of this season. He recorded his 409th victory on October 29, 2011 . 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. 15 Wisconsin this weekend with a berth in the inaugural Big Ten title game at stake. [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. [68] While the prosecutors did not accuse Paterno of any wrongdoing, he was questioned over his apparent failure to follow up on his report to his boss about McQueary's statements. [17][18], At Brown, Paterno was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Upsilon chapter). "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. Prince Harry 'hated woke nonsense' and 'made jokes we are no longer allowed to make' before meeting Meghan, 'We met a Princess'! 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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. But the trustees fired the 84-year-old anyway about 12 hours later. But Paterno has said specific actions alleged to have occurred in the grand jury report were not relayed to him. In the ensuing 12 months, Paterno died, Sandusky was convicted, a university-commissioned investigation led by former FBI director Louis Freeh . [103], After the Freeh report's release, critics called for the removal of the Joe Paterno statue outside Beaver Stadium. 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.". [169] At the time of his death, Penn State was still finalizing Paterno's retirement package. "I wanted the first step to be a meeting with Jerry Sandusky.") Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. The trustees fired him anyway, about 12 hours later. A university spokesman said he was unaware of any such directive. 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. Joe Paterno died on Sunday. . Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot loses reelection bid, Fiery train crash in Greece kills dozens, many of them students. [91] In the opinion of writer Michael Sokolove, the mission Freeh was given seemed to speculate that Sandusky's crimes were not his alone and that people who had reason to suspect him had looked away. Penn State won at least three bowl games in each of the four decades in which Paterno coached the entire decade, from 1970 thru 2009. 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