More than 250 of the players he coached went on to the NFL. The man known as "JoePa" won 409 games and took the Nittany Lions to 37 bowl games and two national championships. Paterno built a program based on the credo of "Success with Honor," and he found both. Jay Paterno, who served as his father's quarterbacks coach, was crying. Paterno's sons, Scott and Jay, arrived separately at the house late Sunday morning. And, indeed, the street was quiet on a cold winter day. The officers said the family had asked there be no public gathering outside the house, still decorated with a Christmas wreath, so Paterno's relatives could grieve privately. Two police officers were stationed to block traffic on the street where Paterno's modest ranch home stands next to a local park.
He was a man devoted to his family, his university, his players and his community." His ambitions were far reaching, but he never believed he had to leave this Happy Valley to achieve them. "He fought hard until the end, stayed positive, thought only of others and constantly reminded everyone of how blessed his life had been. "He died as he lived," the statement said. When he left, his players gave him a standing ovation.His family released a statement Sunday morning to announce his death: "His loss leaves a void in our lives that will never be filled." Paterno’s main message was “Beat Nebraska,” referring to Penn State’s next opponent. Paterno’s talk was not all about the turmoil. “I’ve never seen Coach Paterno like that in my life,” Mr. Stephon Morris, a junior cornerback, said Paterno was near tears when he told the team he was leaving. He met with his team Wednesday in a gathering that players described as emotional. Paterno who remained the public face of the university. in sociology, he was known among the students for playing the washboard with local bands and performing magic tricks at certain functions. Spanier, 63, has helped to raise the academic prestige of Penn State during his tenure. He revived the program, including victories in the Orange Bowl over Florida State in the 2005 season and the Outback Bowl over Tennessee in the 2006 season. Paterno declined, and the moment was looked at in the narrative of Paterno’s career as an instance of his overcoming adversity. Curley and select board members twice went to his house in efforts to get him to retire. Paterno has had a contentious relationship with some members of the Board of Trustees. The Department of Education announced Wednesday that it would investigate the university’s handling of the abuse allegations. “In this situation, I believe it is in the best interest of the university to give my successor a clear path to resolve the issues before us.” “This university is a large and complex institution, and although I have always acted honorably and in the best interest of the university, the buck stops here,” Mr. I appreciate the outpouring of support but want to emphasize that everyone should remain calm and please respect the university, its property and all that we value,” he said in the statement. “A tragedy occurred, and we all have to have patience to let the legal process proceed. “I am disappointed with the Board of Trustees’ decision, but I have to accept it. Surma, who is the chief executive of U.S. Paterno was told of his firing by telephone, according to Mr. The defensive coordinator Tom Bradley will take over as interim head coach. Yet the board unanimously declined to let him finish out the season, his 46th as the head football coach and his 62nd over all at the college. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more.” It is one of the great sorrows of my life. I want to make this as easy for them as I possibly can.
“They have far more important matters to address. “At this moment the Board of Trustees should not spend a single minute discussing my status,” Mr. Paterno had announced earlier Wednesday that he planned to retire at the end of the football season, but the statement was apparently released without the approval of the board. Spanier was charged in the case, though questions have been raised about if they did as much as they could to stop Mr. Sandusky has been charged with sexually abusing eight boys over a 15-year span, and two top university officials - Tim Curley, the athletic director, and Gary Schultz, the senior vice president for finance and business - have been charged with perjury and failing to report to authorities what they knew of the allegations.
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