"[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. The person said the coach was focused on beating the illness "and seeing the full truth" emerge. [5] An investigation conducted by former FBI director Louis Freeh reported that Paterno concealed information relating to Sandusky's abuse of a young boy. [35] "I'm paid well, I'm not overpaid," Paterno said during an interview with reporters Wednesday before the salary disclosure. [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. The point is that if you do not use tobacco, you are greatly increasing your chances of avoiding the disease. It was based upon the distraction of having him on the sidelines would have caused the university and the current football team harm. All Rights Reserved. [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." [71] In the case of the 2001 incident, McQueary reported the incident to Paterno, who was his immediate supervisor. 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. 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Even after Sandusky's conviction and the prosecution of university administrators for endangering children by concealing his misconduct . Joe Paterno, the man synonymous with Penn State football, died Sunday after developing complications from lung cancer. 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). [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. Today is a victory for Penn State nation. 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. And it had tremendous momentum. American football player and coach (19262012). 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. [172] Approximately 12,000 people attended a public memorial service that was held at the Bryce Jordan Center on January 26, 2012. Paterno, who was 85, died last month, less than three months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. In November 2008, Paterno had successful hip replacement surgery after spraining his leg while trying to demonstrate onside kicks during a practice session. He had no apparent plans to retire, and contingents of fans and alumni began calling for him to step down. . [139] The team was ranked number one out of the top 25 ranked BCS teams in 2009 and 2011. [3][4][5], In 2010, Sue Paterno led the charge to build a Catholic student faith center on the Penn State University Park campus. He tallied 2,002 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns in Happy Valley . [144] He campaigned for Bush door-to-door in the 1988 New Hampshire primary, and seconded his nomination at the Republican National Convention. Credit. Joe Paterno died just months later, in early 2012. Joe Paterno has died at the age of 85 after experiencing serious complications from lung-cancer treatment. Former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, his body ravaged by chemotherapy and radiation treatments for lung cancer, died Sunday morning. [14][15], Joseph Vincent Paterno was born December 21, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Florence de LaSalle Cafiero, a homemaker, and Angelo Lafayette Paterno, a law clerk. Jay Paterno, one of the couple's five children, also spoke at the breakfast gathering sponsored by the Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance. 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! [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. [94]:Exh 3H, Following the release of the Freeh report, Nike, Inc. removed Paterno's name from the Joe Paterno Child Development Center, a child care facility at the company's headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. On November 18, 2011, just nine days after his dismissal from Penn State, Paterno's son Scott reported that his father had a treatable form of lung cancer. Prosecutors have said Paterno had passed on the information to his superior. No surgery was required, but Paterno began the 2011 regular season schedule in a wheelchair. Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, 85, has been relatively mum since his dismissal by . 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 was persuaded to do this by his college coach Rip Engle, who had taken over as Penn State's head coach. Mr Paterno is not a target of the investigation, authorities say. No cause of death is known at this time. Harris played at Penn State for three years under Joe Paterno from 1969-1971. He scored his fourth touchdown on that possession, smiling and pointing to his little brother after the score. I don't know. Fualaau was by her side. [77][78], Later that evening, however, the Board of Trustees voted to terminate Paterno's contract, effective immediately. Sue Paterno is an avid swimmer known for taking early-morning laps in the pool. )[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". He left his cars and personal possessions to his wife, Suzanne P. Paterno. In November 2006, Paterno was involved in a sideline collision during a game against Wisconsin. November 24, 2011 / 8:43 AM Paterno played quarterback and cornerback at Brown University, guiding the team to a 15-3 record over the 1948. "[89][90], Former FBI director Louis Freeh and his firm, including a team of former federal prosecutors and FBI agents, were hired by the Penn State Board of Trustees to conduct an independent investigation into the scandal. The Patriot News of Harrisburg first reported the rejection at the pool. Paterno passed away at the age of 85 of lung cancer, on Jan. 22, 2012. 'We're focusing on Wisconsin. [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. 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. 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. 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. He was 85. Sandusky was also banned from bringing children onto the Penn State campus. 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 . Today is a victory for the people of Pennsylvania. (In early 2015 the wins were restored. A Broken Joe Paterno Gives Sad, Insightful Interview To Washington Post's Sally Jenkins. 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 . [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". [154], In 2004, his son Scott Paterno, an attorney, won the Republican primary for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district but lost in the November general election to Democratic incumbent Tim Holden. [38] He had a bowl record of 24 wins, 12 losses, and 1 tie following a defeat in the 2011 Outback Bowl. 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. 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. 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. On February 27, Curley emailed Spanier and Schultz that he was "having trouble with going to everyone, but the person involved". 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. (But) definitely we've been thinking about him, and we're hoping he's doing all right, and just praying for him.. [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. "It is with. 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. Bryant died tragically in a helicopter . Joe Paterno probably got his that way. Prince Harry 'hated woke nonsense' and 'made jokes we are no longer allowed to make' before meeting Meghan, 'We met a Princess'! [164] After sustaining these injuries, he made use of a golf cart to move around the field during practices. a statue of disgraced football coach Joe Paterno was removed from the stadium in 2012 following the horrendous reports of child sexual abuse that . [20] Paterno graduated as an English literature major in 1950. [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. Now Penn State 'paedophile Jerry Sandusky is accused of We're focusing on Wisconsin. [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". You did mention I think you said something about a rumor. Doctors said he Paterno and his wife, Sue, donated over $4 million dollars to Penn State; the university's library bear their name for their monetary contributions. [175][176] Based on the criteria used by the NCAA, Paterno no longer held the record for most victories by an NCAA Division I football coach. "[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. / AP. While serving as an assistant coach, Paterno met freshman coed Suzanne Pohland at the campus library;[157] she was a Latrobe native 13 years his junior and an English literature honors student. According to a statement that day from Mount Nittany Medical Center, Paterno died at 9:25. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. "Vili moved back from . [19] He played quarterback and cornerback for the Bears, and he shares the career record for interceptions (14) with Greg Parker. [147], Paterno was also renowned for his charitable contributions to academics at Penn State. Mrs Paterno was a longtime fixture at the school and helped raise money for the library and organized Special Olympics on campus. [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. 2011 The Associated Press. Paterno is not a target of the investigation, according to authorities. At this moment the Board of Trustees should not spend a single minute discussing my status. No. 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. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. And I'm viewing this strictly on the evidence, not any kind of fealty to anybody. Hort, is married to Mary Kay Paterno, the daughter of the longtime Penn State University coach who died in 2012. Paterno died today in State College after a brief battle with lung cancer. A university spokesman said he was unaware of any such directive. Thousands of mourners line College Avenue to pay their respects to legendary Penn State University football. With 409 victories, Paterno is the most victorious coach in NCAA FBS history. "[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. When do the clocks change in 2023? [16] His family was of Italian ancestry. Paterno also attended the annual Penn State Dance Marathon, a popular weekend-long charity event and the largest student-run philanthropy in the world (it raised over $10 million in 2012), every year to raise money for kids with cancer. Paterno was an iconic figure on the sports landscape. He died from complications of lung cancer less than three months later. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Paterno led Penn State to two national championships (1982 and 1986) and five undefeated, untied seasons (1968, 1969, 1973, 1986, and 1994). 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. Sandusky replied: "If he absolutely thought I was [a pedophile], I'd say no. 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 . Right tackle Chima Okoli said this week that the team knows Mr Paterno doesn't want sympathy. Sue Paterno was a longtime fixture at the school and helped raise money for the library and organized Special Olympics on campus. 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 report asserted that Paterno, Schultz, Spanier, and Curley "concealed Sandusky's activities from the Board of Trustees, the University community and authorities. On February 26, Curley had a conversation with Paterno. 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. "[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. During a speech in Pittsburgh on May 12, 2005, Paterno announced that he would consider retirement if the 2005 football team had a disappointing season. [1] She is the widow of football coach Joe Paterno, who led the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011. 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. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - For decades, Joe Paterno was the public face of Penn State. Freeh's mischaracterization of the February 27 email was widely inferred by the press to mean that Paterno had persuaded Curley (and Schultz and Spanier) not to report the incident to authorities outside the university. He is listed in position 13. "[23] Paterno joined Rip Engle as an assistant coach at Penn State in 1950; Engle had coached five seasons, 19441949, at Brown. He recorded his 409th victory on October 29, 2011 . Paterno died 74 days after he left the football program Whether his legacy could have been recast over time remains unknown. [11], In 2012, the NCAA vacated all of Penn State's wins from 1998 through 2011 as part of its punishment. "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.". As it happens, Joe Paterno had a very garden-variety will. Because of the serious and horrendous nature of the allegations against Jerry, that narrative went pretty much unopposed. 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). 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. George Paterno ended a lifetime of service when he died yesterday at Centre Community Hospital. He was the enforcement person for the NCAA. He requested privacy for the family. I want to make this as easy for them as I possibly can. Hort was arraigned Thursday and released on $50,000 unsecured bail, the website. 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 . Paterno and his wife, Sue, raised five children in State College. 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 . 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. Corman proclaimed, "Today is a victory for due process which was not afforded in this case. On November 9, Paterno announced that he would retire at the end of the season, stating: . 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. The legendary former Penn State football coach passed just months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. [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. [146] The New American Foundation ranked Penn State No. But the trustees fired the 84-year-old anyway about 12 hours later. [2] However, in late 2014 and early 2015, court depositions by trustees Kenneth Frazier and Keith Masser conflicted with the "failure of leadership" story. That's what it looks like. Paterno believed that scholarship college athletes should receive a modest stipend so that they have some spending money. Paterno was a longtime summer resident of Avalon, New Jersey.[158]. BREAKING NEWS: TikTok will LIMIT screen time for users under-18 to 60 minutes a day - and they will be Meghan Markle was 'hugely disappointed' by life in the royal family and as a 'global superstar' she 'hated Parents' fury as schools STILL won't tell them if they are closed tomorrow as teacher strikes continue. 15 Wisconsin this weekend with a berth in the inaugural Big Ten title game at stake. Wife. "[131], On July 12, 2016, The New York Times reported that Joe Paterno knew of Sandusky's abuse in 1976.[132]. [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. As a result of his injuries, he was unable to travel to the induction ceremonies in New York City and the National Football Foundation announced that he would instead be inducted as a part of the Hall of Fame class of 2007. Six weeks later he was drafted into the Army during World War II. Corman released emails showing "regular and substantive" contact between NCAA officials and Freeh's investigators, suggesting that Freeh's conclusions were orchestrated. Freeh has said he stands by his report. 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. Based on whatever information they had, they were going to connect the dots and tell a story. Paterno also was recently diagnosed with a treatable form of lung cancer. [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. Longtime Penn State coach Joe Paterno died Jan. 22, 2012, at the age of 85. It may have been discussed in my presence, something else about somebody. [103], After the Freeh report's release, critics called for the removal of the Joe Paterno statue outside Beaver Stadium. Paterno was injured again in August 2011, after colliding with a player during practice. 13 overall pick in the 1972 NFL Draft. 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. [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. 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. Joe Paterno, Longtime Penn State Coach, Dies at 85 - The New York Times Joe Paterno, Longtime Penn State Coach, Dies at 85 584 People gathered around a statue of Joe Paterno on the Penn. 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