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Paterno Earned MASSIVE Pension At Penn State

AP | GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 05.22.2012

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno earned a state pension of $13.4 million for his 61-year coaching career at Penn State. Paterno's family said T...

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Paterno's Son: 'Dad, You Won. You Can Go Home Now'

AP | MICHAEL RUBINKAM and GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 03.28.2012

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Jay Paterno leaned over his dying father, gave him a kiss, and whispered in his ear. "Dad, you won," he said. "You did all...

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Paterno Memorial Exposes Sadness, Anger

AP | MICHAEL RUBINKAM and GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 03.27.2012

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The near-capacity crowd of 12,000 seemed to be just waiting for somebody to bring up the subject. Finally, when someone ros...

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Poll Shows Dropping Support For Joe Paterno Firing

AP | Posted 03.27.2012

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Support for the decision by Penn State trustees to fire the late Joe Paterno is falling, according to a national poll released...

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No Answers, Just Cancer -- Paterno's Death Leaves a Confusing Picture

Hank Koebler | Posted 03.26.2012

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Such is the duality of Paterno's legacy. Media and fans paint pictures in broad strokes of black and white, but Paterno's picture is colored in inscrutable shades of grey.

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Joe Paterno To Be Buried Today

AP | GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 03.26.2012

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Quiet mourners lined the route of Joe Paterno's funeral procession Wednesday, watching with grief and reverence as the elec...

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Long Lines To Bid Farewell To Paterno

AP | GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 03.25.2012

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Decked out in Penn State hats and jackets, students and townspeople stood in a line more than a quarter-mile long Tuesday to pay...

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Westboro Baptist Church To Protest Joe Paterno's Funeral

Posted 01.24.2012

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Shortly after Joe Paterno's death was announced Sunday, the daughter of Westboro Baptist Church Pastor Fred Phelps announced via Twitter that members ...

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Joe Paterno's Son Says Father Hoped For Victim's Justice

AP | Posted 01.24.2012

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Joe Paterno's son and former assistant says his father hoped justice would be done for the victims of alleged sex assaults by fo...

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Joe Paterno's Son Reflects On Father's Final Days

AP | By GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 01.24.2012

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Joe Paterno was upbeat and confident in his final days and didn't die broken-hearted over his firing in November as Penn State's...

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Joe Paterno Funeral Set As Penn State Mourns

AP | MARK SCOLFORO | Posted 03.24.2012

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno's family said Monday the legendary football coach will get a two-day viewing and a public memorial this week on...

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Joe Paterno Remembered for Being "Human"

Danny Groner | Posted 03.24.2012

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Amid the outpouring of emotion that's followed has been this message that Paterno was not a god and just a human being who made some mistakes. The tributes have largely focused on the good that Paterno did in his life.

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Family, Football Meant Everything To Joe Paterno

AP | GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 03.24.2012

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Other than family, football was everything to Joe Paterno. It was his lifeblood. It kept him pumped. Life could not be the s...

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Twitter Reacts To Joe Paterno's Death

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.22.2012

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Legendary college football coach Joe Paterno died on Sunday after a battle with lung cancer. The former Penn State Football coach's career spanned ...

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Joe Paterno's Death Met With Grief In State College

AP | MARK SCOLFORO | Posted 03.23.2012

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno's death from lung cancer Sunday just two months after his firing left many Penn State students, alumni and comm...

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A Lesson On Legacy From Joe Paterno

Jeff Goins | Posted 03.23.2012

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There is a greater lesson to be learned by this man's life and from any hero who falls. The lesson is this: You cannot delegate influence. You cannot defer your story to another. It is yours and yours alone.

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Jerry Sandusky Reacts To Joe Paterno's Death

AP | Posted 03.23.2012

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Jerry Sandusky, the retired Penn State assistant coach who faces child sex abuse charges in a case that led to the firing of Joe...

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'We Won't Let Joe's Legacy Die'

AP | RALPH D. RUSSO | Posted 03.23.2012

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Former Penn State star Lydell Mitchell visited Joe Paterno about a week and a half ago, hoping to get just a moment with his ailing coach. After an e...

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Reactions To The Death Of The Iconic Joe Paterno

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 03.23.2012

-- Reactions to the death of longtime Penn State coach Joe Paterno: ___...

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Paterno's Successor Issues Statement

AP | JIMMY GOLEN | Posted 03.23.2012

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — One of Bill O'Brien's first acts as the new Penn State football coach was to mourn the loss of the old one. O'Brien said fo...

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Penn State President Says Joe Paterno Will Be Honored

AP | Posted 01.22.2012

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State President Rodney Erickson says the university is grieving the death of legendary former football coach Joe Paterno an...

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Read: Family Statement On Joe Paterno's Death

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 01.22.2012

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-- Full text of statement by the Paterno family on the death of Joe Paterno: It is with great sadness that we announce that Joe Paterno passed away ...

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Joe Paterno Dies At Age 85

AP | By GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 03.26.2012

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Other than family, football was everything to Joe Paterno. It was his lifeblood. It kept him pumped. Life could not be the same...

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Joe Paterno Dead At 85

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 01.22.2012

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UPDATE, 10:34 AM, JANUARY 22: Paterno died Sunday, the AP reports. Earlier: (CORRECTION BELOW) A spokesperson for the Paterno family has deni...

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