Posted on 01/21/2012 6:17:39 PM PST by Perdogg
The Allentown Morning Call reported on Twitter at 8:50 p.m. that former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died tonight at the age of 85.
The newspaper said football players received an email confirming the former coach's death.
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People predicted he would die soon as soon as he was fired, even before the cancer diagnosis.
it is very sad that he was not allowed to finish out his last season. JMO.
Late news reports are he is still alive.
As a Penn State grad, may I extend my condolences to his family. I was afraid, when they fired him, that he would not last the year. How can any human being stand up against that constant media condemnation. I am sure his heart was broken. That said, I want to know what really happened with the Sandusky coverup.
Sad? What’s sad is.... (self-edit)
Bless you, Joe. Rest in peace. Sad night in Happy Valley.
RIP Joe
Kind of like the Bear. No one is surprised. RIP JoePa.
Oh my goodness! Rest in peace, Joe Pa! Prayers for your family, & for the victims of Sandusky.
It’s a hoax.
I am with you. I have more sympathy for the children who were raped than I do one of the guys who allowed it to continue.
What’s sadder is that he choose to ignore young kids getting rape in his locker rooms. JMO.
However, the CBS story says:
However, Paterno family spokesperson Dan McGinn told a New York Times reporter that the report is "absolutely not true."
Yes...
JoePa? Undead?
Like Fidel Castro!
I could care less about the death of an enabler of child rape.
FO, POS.
How anyone feels sorry for this guy is beyond me.
http://www.centredaily.com/2012/01/21/3061322/paterno-family-spokesman-denies.html
Well the least he could do is just up and die, since the press has already reported it so. The nerve of that guy.
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