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Posted on 01/21/2012 3:58:56 PM PST by Dysart
Legendary former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno is gravely ill and his family is rushing to State College to be by his side, his family has confirmed
According to Onward State, Paterno was taken off of a respirator earlier today. However, the Paterno family has not confirmed that report.
Facebook and Twitter are flooded with students and fans saying that they are praying for Joe and for the Paterno family.
“Over the last few days Joe Paterno has experienced further health complications,” spokesman Dan McGinn said in a brief statement Saturday to The Associated Press. “His doctors have now characterized his status as serious."
“His family will have no comment on the situation and asks that their privacy be respected during this difficult time,” he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at pennlive.com ...
He has no more will to live—football was his life.
Multiple reports that his fight is over. RIP Joe Paterno.
In fact he gave him unrestricted access to the Penn State locker room where at least one child was raped. That makes "JoPa" (spit) what is legally known as "an accomplice both before and after the fact".
Paterno shouldn't be dying at home, he should be in a jail cell.
“Paterno shouldn’t be dying at home, he should be in a jail cell.”
Not disagreeing with you there. I do believe that JoePa knew what was happening & in order to retain fame & wealth, looked away. Disgusting, and for Paterno’s sake, I hope he realized his errors.
I am not condeming the man; I pray the Our Father & ask Him to forgive me my trespasses as I forgive those who trespass against me. It is up to God to do what is just.
Wow, if true he did fade amazingly fast. He may have lost the will to live. It remains a puzzle to me how someone who seemingly lived an exemplary life in most respects could have turned a blind eye to child rape in his own facilities. Whatever the facts prove to be, his family deserves our prayers, and the dead a slight modicum of respect.
What are you, drunk??A good bet.
Admin, can you update the title to reflect Paterno’s passing?
I would like to point that there are exactly zero facts supporting your view of events.
You may now return to your hateful ranting.
Can someone clarify this for me?
From what I understand JoePA received secondhand information about Sandusky and that he brought this information to the proper university authority. He was not a witness himself was he?
If this is true, why has he been so demonized?
Bear Bryant didn’t last, what 7 months?
Because he say Sandusky walking around free and didn;t say or do anythign about it.
I believe your great grandmother was right.
There will be much more information to come forth. There has been a rush to judgment, part from sincere concern for victims of Sandusky, part from media frenzy, and part from a desire to pull down an icon.
Has he died ?
Call it pedophile enabling or the inattentiveness of a football obsessed old man, thats what we know he was guilty of.
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*sigh* Because he SAW Sandusky walking around free afterwards and did not say or do anything about it.
That is what we know to be true. Paterno was not a witness and was never accused of being a witness. He has never been accused of knowing anything prior to the 2002 incident, when he was notified by a graduate assistant. Paterno took this hearsay to his boss and the University police commissioner. Note that the accused was not an employee at that time and had not been for several years, so Paterno had no authority over him.
I personally have yet to figure out why he has been so demonized. The only explanation I have is that the media simply likes to take people down.
Yes
What wrongdoings?? As a PSU fan, JoePa isn’t perfect but if you are aiming the Sandusky scandal at JoePa, you are wrong.
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