Week 7 Joe Paterno

PRESS RELEASE:

Joe Paterno dead at 85, the legendary coach died of complications of lung cancer.
The death of one of the most beloved figures in sports has shocked the Penn State community.
Paterno coached  the Nittany Lions to five undefeated seasons and two national championships (1966-2011).

He was fired from this head coaching duties in November amid  accusations of misconduct by a member of his coaching staff.

A recent scandal involving the embattled coach erupted before his death when college website Onward State reported his premature death, the story was rebroadcast by CBS Sports, The Huffington Post and MSNBC. The false news story was quickly retracted.

Coach Paterno nick named JoePa spend  61 years as a coach of Penn State, one of the longest  tenures in college history. He left a legacy clouded by his handling of the sexual abuse scandal that ended his storied career. Paterno leaves behind three sons, two daughters and a loving wife.

New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/business/media/premature-reports-of-joe-paternos-death-roiled-web.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3As%2C%7B%222%22%3A%22RI%3A14%22%7D&_r=0
USA Today
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/story/2012-01-21/former-penn-state-coach-joe-paterno-dead/52737230/1
SportsReference.com
http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/joe-paterno-1.html
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Facebook Post

“They ask me what I'd like written about me when I'm gone. I hope they write I made Penn State a better place, not just that I was a good football coach."

Joe Paterno

Penn State coach Joe Paterno has died from complications of lung cancer. My wish is that people will judge him  using the full body of his work and not from any single failure. I choose to applaud the positives he had on generations of Penn State students while recognizing his failure at the end of his career was inexcusable, and seriously tainted his legacy.


RIP. JoePa