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January 22, 2012 8:09 AM   Subscribe

Joe Paterno, Longtime Penn State Coach, Dies at 85 [NYTimes]
posted by Fizz (6 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: Sort of hoping for something a bit more than a single link news source for this obit. -- taz



 
I am but one person, not godly. I am glad I will not need to pass eternal judgment over JoPa.
posted by andreaazure at 8:11 AM on January 22, 2012 [2 favorites]


It says something that my immediate assumption was that he had killed himself out of shame about the scandal.
posted by Forktine at 8:14 AM on January 22, 2012 [1 favorite]


May those who knew and loved him find strength on this difficult day, and in the days to come.
posted by MonkeyToes at 8:15 AM on January 22, 2012


The title really threw me off for a second.
posted by azarbayejani at 8:15 AM on January 22, 2012


Mike Ditka: "They took away his love."

RIP Joe. You deserved a better exit.
posted by davelog at 8:16 AM on January 22, 2012


It's safe to say that JoePa and his staff touched the lives of many young men who passed through Happy Valley.
posted by delfin at 8:17 AM on January 22, 2012 [7 favorites]


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