Fired Penn State Coach Joe Paterno Dead at 85
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Former Penn State University coach Joe Paterno died at age 85, his family said Sunday.
“He died as he lived,” a statement from his family said. “He fought hard until the end, stayed positive, thought only of others and constantly reminded everyone of how blessed his life had been. His ambitions were far reaching, but he never believed he had to leave this Happy Valley to achieve them. He was a man devoted to his family, his university, his players and his community.”
Paterno’s son announced in November that the former coach was undergoing treatment for lung cancer, shortly after he was dismissed from Penn State amid a major child sex abuse scandal.
Paterno had been in the hospital since Jan. 13, shortly after he conducted his only interview since losing his job. In it, Paterno said he “didn’t know which way to go” after an assistant coach came to him in 2002 saying he had seen retired defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abusing a boy.
Doctors said Saturday the beloved Paterno was in “serious” condition, and false reports of his death briefly circulated before being shot down by his family.
“With great sadness we mourn the passing of Coach Joe Paterno…Few have done more,” a message on Penn State Football’s Facebook page read Sunday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Comments (168)
teddrunk
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:29amIn the end, he was just an old man who cared more about his football program, than stopping an abuser of children. “He told school officials” is a weak cowardly excuse and everyone knows it.
Report Post »KINGRUDDY
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:40amLMAO a drunk monday morning quarterback.
Report Post »Get a clue, the man is not in charge of Sanducksy, 2 mile, or the university.
How can you put any blame on Joe PA for any of these crimes? Misguided, angry drunk you are TED.
Have another shot and get back to me.
Wake up America!!
PA PATRIOT
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:59amNot everyone in PA bleeds blue and white.
Report Post »He went to his grave with the pain of Sandusky’s victims on his soul.
The whole program was and is still dirty.
Happy Valley is shedding tears and they are not for Joe.
Unix
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:59amSorry to hear this, prayers go out!
o I broke my promise to never post again, but I have to say this one last thing. How do we fight fire with fire? Not with a bloody revolution, it is not necessary at this point. Here is what ALL right minded Americans need to do:
Report Post »We pick a date, we ALL call in sick, and stay sick for a week, we bring this country to it’s knees! If that does not do it, quit your jobs! How will they pay for their crimes, if they have no tax revenue? How will they control us, millions of us all at the same time?
WE CAN make a difference, WE CAN change the course away from communism, DO YOU HAVE THE GUTS to do this? What are they going to do, lock us all up for being deadbeats? There are not enough cops or jails if MILLIONS of people do this! What difference does it make anyway, you lose your job now, under our terms, or you lose your job and life later on their terms?
If we fail to come together we are LOST! Either we fight fire with fire, or we lose our country and freedoms forever!
If you are self employed, you can withold your taxes, fine. If you are paid by an employer, one has no control of the taxes THEY take out for you…I seem to remember the French Revolution being a bloody afair, and I said there was not need for one of those. This is a peaceful, yet EFFECTIVE means of protest. Not one drop of blood will be spilled to bring down this corrupt, illegal current gov’t we have now! Do you think we are going to win in November, when they rig th
islamhater
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 12:04pmcorrect he told some one but never followed up on it… did he ask why sand. was still there? NO he did not. It was so when if it ever came out he had an excuse.. Sry joe you are as guilty as sand.. so is all the faculty that new about it.. These people on here who defend JOE would surely defend catholic priest“s who cover”ed up for the other priest”s who did the same thing…Football over children???? OMG our country is so mess”ed up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 12:09pm.
Joe knew for 10 yrs and did not say a word.
Wonder what he said when God opened up his book?…..
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 12:13pm@ted
Report Post »I agree…… Dont call the atheletic Director,,, call police, directly after smashing Sandusky’s head in with a BarBell… Sorry Joe, you blew it !!!
decendentof56
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 12:17pmPaterno said he “didn’t know which way to go” after an assistant coach came to him in 2002 saying he had seen retired defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abusing a boy.
@KINGRUDDY…..
Report Post »King, no one said Joe ‘did it’.
Joe should have went to school administrators and said..”if you don’t report this to the police, then I will.” He should have called for a meeting with the administration as soon as he heard of the incident. If you actually read the above statement by Joe, its clear he did not take charge of things. Joe certainly had enough clout to force their hand.
Tear Em Up
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 12:40pmAll the people saying Paterno “died of a broken heart”…too bad the victims he did nothing to help are still living with broken souls.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mikeleeandterrymartin/Number_99_Jan._21st._2012.mp3
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 1:13pmJoe was too busy, had too many things on his mind, to worry very much about young boys taking one for team in those taxpayer-paid university showers. He and McQueary should have gone straight to the police, not school administrators. Paterno could have at least demanded Sandusky be tossed from the campus, but he didn’t even do that. He continued to park his car next to Sandusky’s and stood silent for years knowing he was using his Second Mile charity as a spider web for young boys.
Report Post »The_Jerk
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 1:20pmGoes to show that emotional state has a lot to do with life.
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 1:38pmWhat is the big shock about this, homosexuality is rampant in sports, has been for decades at least.
Report Post »Katydidnt
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 1:44pmIslamhater, you are the one that is so messed up. Sandusky was already retired by a couple of years. You cannot fire somebody who is already gone. He turned the matter over people in authority over these matters. If he had contacted the police to follow up, it would have been taken as pressure to sway their investigation. Police rarely get back to you and follow up they need to keep your testimony untainted. The grand jury process is a secret one and in this case one that went on for a long, long time.
Report Post »Paterno has a lifetime of taking kids on the brink and turning their lives around. He and Sue would tutor kids at his kitchen table. They have given millions to Penn State for the library and spiritual center, meant to benefit all of the students. In all of the years I was there, I never once saw him put football ahead of the students. The basic goodness and decency as a human being shown over decades of time in public and private, testify that he wasn’t the man you portray him to be.
I have a lot of relatives in their 80s and frankly his response is an 80 year old’s response to something new and unfamiliar. They pass it off to others because they don’t want to break it. He had never dealt with anything like this before and that’s exactly what he did.
The man did his purgatory on earth so God could take him straight to heaven when he died. “Blessed are you when they say persecute you and say all sort of vile things against you.”
Gonzo
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 2:06pmHey Monkey, Joe was a Christian so, he had Christ for a lawyer. He’s just fine. Don’t act like he needed Christ anymore than you or me pal.
Report Post »Chromefan
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 2:52pmTed—-as the boys say ” You couldn’t carry his jockstrap”—–shame on you.
Report Post »*****
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 3:41pmYour a fool
Report Post »Jomil48
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 4:44pmThe asst. coach that caught Sandusky should have beat the hell out of him, called the police, and then told Joe Pa. Who would walk out of a room to leave a perv hurting a child? That man would have taken the beatin of his life. I am not making excuses for Joe, but he is not the person that caught it.
Report Post »Righthing
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 8:04pmWhen Joe Pateno was fired (more like offered up as a human sacrifice) Penn State’s Board Of Trustees only succeeded in cutting out the school’s own heart and soul….two things they are now realizing they can’t survive without. In so many ways, they have only killed themselves.
The despicable, cowardly manner in which the BOT betrayed Paterno is second in magnitude only to that of perhaps that of Jesus Christ. The spineless weasels masquerading as the BOT will retort that no one person is above the university, but in Joe’s case, I’m afraid they miscalculated…Joe truly WAS Penn State. Heart and soul. In a manner that apparently the generation that makes up the BOT is incapable of comprehending.
Joe’s commitment to Penn State and its students was total and complete. The BOT and school administration, on the other hand are committed only to saving their own wretched hides. They are the ones who really “should have done more”.
In the final analysis, Joe’s reputation and example will survive untarnished. The University he literally existed for, on the other hand, will not. In the hearts and minds of the heretofore faithful, the school that resides in what used to called Happy Valley is now Judas University. The name fits.
Report Post »sexyvixen21
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:02amI agree with Ted. The man was 85 – do you guys think he’s going to live forever? It amazes me that no one ever cares if a child dies, but god forbid if it’s a football coach.
Report Post »AARON BURR
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 1:38pmI suspect that Penn State has a policy in place for reporting criminal acts. I suspect, as in many such policies, that reporting it to your superiors is the stated proper procedure. Which is exactly what Paterno did. Shame on the trustees for firing him with one game left in the season, just to take heat off themselves and try to limit their liability.
Report Post »ohiochili
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:23amOh yeah. Let’s extoll his great coaching career. Let’s gloss over the fact that his main goal was to protect Penn State Football above all. Paterno did not report the buggering of a child to anyone but his superior, and a month before Sandusky’s arrest, he was sitting in Paternos press box.
The man enabled Sandusky to continue to molest kids. A truly great man would have made sure Sandusky was under the jail no matter what.
It’s hard to discover that a hero has feet of clay.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 1:13pm@spank
Report Post »He said… Go deep !
KingCanon
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:19amJudging from the comments we should all know…
Be sure your sins will find you out, if not in your life in the life of your children!
Whats done in the dark WILL come to the light. ALWAYS DOES!
Be passionate about something, but never… ever… place it before ALMIGHTY GOD!
Report Post »oneshiner
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 2:58pmI’m truly sorry for the family, and feel deeply that he became so ill because it was tearing him up that he let that man abuse little boys and did nothing to stop it with a follow up or anything. My guess is it bothered him for years and he did nothing. People, we need to protect our children from this horror no one bothered to report or follow up on. Just not right.
Report Post »pennsy.357
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:19amBeing a PSU alumni:
To the family of Joe Paterno: Condolences and prayers in this difficult time.
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 1:27pmHear,hear.
Report Post »RadioActive Rob
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:17amJoe was unfairly tried, convicted, and punished in the court of the media. He never got a fair shake in this matter.
If you must think ill of the dead keep it to yourself. Otherwise your no better than the Westboro Baptist nuts!
Report Post »Ditto Head
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:28amWho died and made you God? He got what he deserved: a tarnished legacy. Did he give the raped boys a “fair shake”? Kinda not. And when all this is finished playing out in court, Paterno will look even worse.
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:39amThis man, knew children were being abused, if he did not participate in the abuse himself. Don’t be surprised now that he is where he should be, that some football player comes out and tells all about your beloved football coach. A rightous minded man could never put up with such sodomy, not for a second, so he must have been more involved than just a coverup.
Report Post »TheSoundOf Truth
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 12:14pmWe have due process and the burden of proof is on the accuser to prove the guilt of the accused.
This applies to ALL citizens of the United States Constitution.
Report Post »DD313
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 12:30pm@thesoundof truth. That only applies to living people. The dead are fair game for the breathers. That said, one still makes unsupported and ad hominem attacks at their own risk.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 1:21pmSouth truth.. that also only applies in the court of law, not in the court of public opinion.
Report Post »Based on the revealed information over the last 4 months, the court of public opinion was not going to give him a free pass, nor should it have.
KOCHLEFFEL
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 2:15pmRadioactive Rob,
Report Post »I agree with you! This nasty comments from the nasty church goers are appalling.
These are none forgiving and hateful people!
bastone
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 3:04pmwell said!
Report Post »B.D. Rogers
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 3:40pmI love how many of these people are able to cast the first stone, and they know what condition JoePa’s soul was in.
Report Post »WilkowonGBTV
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 4:28pm@Ditto Head Why did you chose this person to ask that question to? It looks to me like alot of other people are playing God on here. He didn’t witness anything that we know of. He passed on information he got to the right people and let them investigate. We don’t know if he followed up. And in his last months, and since he testified at the grand jury he didn‘t run away from the story but he accepted more of the blame then he would’ve had to. RIP
Report Post »sexyvixen21
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:18amWow Rob- really? Last time I checked we have freedom of speech. I think Jesus would defend children over molesters anyday. Just sayin’ ps- God Bless :)
Report Post »randy
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:14amFor all you people slamming him. I don’t know all the facts other than he did report it to officials of the college. So why weren’t all you lazy a$$ people outside the college protesting?
Report Post »Until I know ALL the facts surrounding this case, I’ll leave the judging up to God.
macpappy
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:40amYour God is not so good at judging perverts.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 1:27pmRandy… protesting? You mean like OWS? Yeah, that‘s how I’m gonna spend my day, camping out with ridiculous signs that at the end of the day accomplished ZERO.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 1:28pmMac… how would you know?
Report Post »Have you been to the other side and come back to tell what it’s like?
This life is a vapor. The REAL life starts when we die. It’s called eternity.
BillAdams3277
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:13amNever liked him, in the end his true colors came out.
Report Post »Downrange27
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:32amWow… I’m really saddened that there are such awful people here on the Blaze. Before you judge , do a little research on who this man was. He was a great man and a great coach. What’s wrong with you people???? RIP Joe
Report Post »HornsFan96
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:08amMany of the comments here are sickening. This man gave tacit endorsement and acceptance to child abuse and molestation, rather than taking a stand and risking his precious Penn State’s reputation.
Should we vilify the man upon his death? No. But let’s not rewrite history and make him a hero.
Yes, he won football games. But that doesn’t make him a hero, in any sense of the word. Rather, he put those football games before the lives of sweet innocent children. In my book, that makes him a villain.
Get your priorities straight, people.
Report Post »mils
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:15am‘have to agree with you. Think of the kids that were scared for life. Not speaking out, accepting to work along side Sandusky day after day, was Joe’s choice. He was a fantastic coach and everyone would have stood with him if he had spoken out.
Report Post »KINGRUDDY
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:21amyour reterick is hogwash…..how does he have anything to do with this child molestation…he went to his superior and reported it. how can he side on hearsay…the man was incharge of a football team not a university….your bs assesment that he should be held responsible for this so misguided especially on the day he dies….this shows your true character…you are weak and have no common sense….this man gave over 40 years of his life to this institution and deserved a common sense approach to his retiring from Penn State.
Report Post »You are a disgrace to mankind and have to crawl back under that rock of ignorance you live under.
Wake up America!!!!
KINGRUDDY
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:31amyou are a rabid, ignorant, angry, misguided and uniformed.
Report Post »Joe Pa had ZERO to do with this…how does he have anything to do with Sandusky’s crimes?
Joe Pa is not the incharge of patroling the university, he is a football coach, why not point your angst at the real criminals here…..Penn State people involved with 2 mile, Sandusky Joe Pa boss who did not persue this to protect the children.. If Joe Pa goes above his bosses head, then he picking a side, when he is going on hear say from his assistant coach….The man was with Penn State for over 40 years, he deserves more than your misguided and uniformed slashes..
Let him RIP
And Hornsfan….congratulations……..YOU ARE THE WEAKEST LINK IN THIS CHAT.
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!
Downrange27
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:35amYou‘re lying and haven’t done your research… Joe reported the crime
Report Post »Ditto Head
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:37am@RUDDY
Report Post »Look, I usually don’t play the part of spelling and grammar police, but, this cannot go unsaid: If you can’t even come close to correctly spelling the word “rhetoric”, you’re obviously not smart enough to be using it in a sentence. Please try and stick to monosyllabic prose.
academica2020
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:07amLot’s of very self-righteous folks here. Just remember, if you believe in judgement before God, you will be equally judged for all of the times you felt righteous enough to be judge, jury and executioner… Secondly, seems there is an equal amount of joy in the ability to judge others based on the limited amount of information the media feeds us. If you feel you have enough information to castigate Mr. Paterrno, be sure that are are pure in your efforts. If not, you will regret it when you are being judged for your actions.
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:14amI don’t believe in your God, or your ability to judge perverts. Leave your religion out of it, and let blame lay where it is found. He was only a football coach that allowed children to be molested, if he didn’t do so himself. I don’t know the man nor care to, the truth will come out, and it won’t come form God, it will come from investigaters, and good police work. I am not worried about being judged by God, and neither will the halls of history. This man will be remembered for hiding child molestation at his college.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:14amPerhaps those who cast the first stone at Joe, are more that equalized by those that make him out to be a hero, and even he admits, not worthy of being called hero, by people who idolize sports figures.
Report Post »Find a cure for cancer, or save a child from a burning building, some may call you a hero. Being a head football coach with dictatorial powers in a system that really wasn‘t such a big deal doesn’t add up to hero to me.
HornsFan96
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:16amYou need to study your Bible a little more. Nowhere does God say that discernment of good and evil will be punished on Judgement Day. Nor does he say we should not judge another’s earthly actions as right or wrong. He only admonishes us that we are not the judges of where our fellow men are sent in the afterlife. In other words, we are not the arbiters of who goes to heaven, and who goes to hell.
Seriously, do a little learning before you lecture others about their *righteous* indignation. Pretending you know the Bible, and then threatening people’s souls with your twisted, made-up interpretations, is a serious moral failing.
Report Post »academica2020
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:46amHORNSFAN96: “Seriously, do a little learning before you lecture others about their *righteous* indignation. Pretending you know the Bible, and then threatening people’s souls with your twisted, made-up interpretations, is a serious moral failing.”
Report Post »HORNSFAN96: A “serious moral failing?” Seems you have some anger issues and are much more self-righteous than you have wrongfully assumed I am. But thanks for setting me straight… I guess, according to your opinion, no one has a right to say that they believe that the “court of public opinion” is a dangerous thing, a slippery slope. And, upon a man’s death, you castigate him based upon news reports.Seems that self-righteousness is in full force when someone questions the judgmental nature of the enlightened folks here. Since I know this will just add more fuel to the fire I apparently started with my remarks, go ahead and assume you know me and my motivations and continue to make significant personal assessments without even knowing me. It is clear that you are comfortable doing so, so have at it.
Ming The Merciless
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:55amgreat post HornsFan96! Right On!
Report Post »Luke21
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:57am@Horns
Do you deny that you would have pity on a good friend or loved one if they were in serious trouble?
And how you would squeal if you were denied your day in court should you be accused of wrong!?
Yet you’ve categorically tried, convicted, & pronouced judgement on Mr. Paterno. Based on what? What’s printed in the press?
God alone knows all the details & He alone will be the final Judge. We can only judge others according to what they’ve ACTUALLY done (not assume) & what the law allows – NO MORE.
Assuming you don’t picket & scream at the top of your lungs against the murder of society’s most innocent (abortion), are you then a “tacit” (your word) accomplice? – or do you get to hide behind “it’s the law”?
“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? (Matthew 7:1-3)
Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. FOR BY YOUR WORDS YOU WILL BE JUSTIFIED, AND BY YOUR WORDS YOU WILL BE CONDEMNED.” (Matthew 1
Report Post »Tear Em Up
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:06amHe KNEW about child rape going on, for DECADES, and did THE BARE MINIMUM!! He doesn’t deserve any praise! He deserves a special place in hell, right next to Jerry Sandusky…
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mikeleeandterrymartin/Number_99_Jan._21st._2012.mp3
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:04am.
Report Post »Penn State killed him.
It was his life.
little big man
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:58amIt’s too bad the way Penn St treated JoePa. They could have just let him finish the season out and fade quietly into the night, but NO this college could not. I hope parents stop sending their kids to Penn st after they showed their true colors.
Report Post »R.I.P JoePa.
conbones
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:18ami see you eccept the fact that he cared not for children being raped, He cared more about his reputation than the children being raped under his nose.
Report Post »He new what was going on for years yet he did NOTHING!!!!
i dont care if it is one child or 100 children he is no less guilty then the man who did the raping.
his supporters are just as bad to.
you make me sick, pedo
macpappy
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:19amHe should have been put behind bars. You people trying to validate this pervert because he won football games. I bet you claim to be a christian too, don’t you. Is it ok for preist to molest alter boys if they are really good guys, elsewhere?
Report Post »academica2020
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:58amR.I.P Coach Paterno.
Report Post »To those here that feel you are entitled to judge and curse the man, shame on you. None of us know anything, we speculate based on what we see and hear in the media. To curse him upon his death is no less despicable than what you curse him for! Judge not lest ye be judged…
what4
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:16amTrolls like 58th are most likely the same idiots that supported Michael Jacksons right to molest little boys. Joe Pa did report to the school what he was told was happining, the lousy liberal’s at Penn st. dropped the ball, and thats the whole story!
Report Post »str8blues
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:22amYeah…..all he did was turn his back on his assistant coach raping little boys for 10 years. Why are you people so judgemental? He should have been able to finish out the season and ride into the sunset quietly? Give Me A BREAK! The right thing to do was to ram a pipe up the ass of his assistant coach 10 years ago and ask him how he likes it……because thats how you feel to those innocent little boys. Ignore knowledge of raping little boys and you deserve to die in disgrace……I don’t care how his football teams did. No sympathy here.
Report Post »the58thstate
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:25amtroll im not. to say that he did what he was suppose to do is a joke. im sure you would have just been fine with it if your son was one of the many that were raped. he admitted to knowing and not doing more. think of the boy screaming for help and nobody doing a damn thing. i call it like it is and you see molesting boys is fine as long as its not yours.
Report Post »lbouldin
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:55amJoe Paterno was a father, does anyone with a functional brain think that a father would let other children be so severly mistreated. I can’t believe he would do that. I think that judgement should be left till all the facts are out, if they ever are. If he needs judgement for these terrible things God will handle that.
Report Post »the58thstate
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:52amits sad he ruined his name covering up for a child molester right before he died. all i think about when i hear his name is all the kids he helped destroy. all the good he done is for not because he thought of himself and not the kids he knew was being abused. if it were his grandchildren being molested id say he wouldnt have done the same thing.
Report Post »LeeroyJenkins
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:51amMaybe a less disrespectful title is in line? Maybe, College footballs 1-a all time winning coach dies at 85. Maybe something that shows a little more class than copying it from Yahoo thanks.
The people who speak negative of Joe, will probably not end up where Joe is now. The side of God.
Report Post »the58thstate
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:58ampeople like you make me sick. dont you get what he done? i hate to pile on a dead man but lets not forget what this pathetic human done for years! he let lilttle boys be molested! get real. id bet if it were your kid you would think different.
Report Post »LeeroyJenkins
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:46amOh he let them be molested? The parents had no say in it? The administrators at the college who worked out his retirement agreement had no part? It was just Joe Paterno who had nothing to do with it. No physical sight of it, only a report of it from the one who should have gone to the police personally…Mike McCreary. People like you make me sick. People who have no understanding of a situation but yet, pull the verdict lever before they even understand 1/100th of the scenario. Glad to see the liberal fools are out in full force.
Report Post »the58thstate
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:58amlike i said leeroy if it were your kid you would have been just fine with what ol joe done huh? he knew it happened and yet he let it go on and on. did he not let sandusky the molester keep doing what he was doing? say your neighbor, the greatest guy on earth you thought, knew your kid was being molested for years and said nothing. then it came out and you found out your neighbor knew all along. just how great would he be then? not so great huh?
Report Post »the58thstate
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 12:02pmoh yeah if i were a lib i wouldnt care. youll not find anything in any of my post thats lib. so your wrong with that too. sit back think about the kids destroyed and smoke one you perv.
Report Post »koibaby
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:51amAll of the young lives you helped destroy.
Report Post »LeeroyJenkins
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:52amTroll.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 1:05pmHe spent his life studying the game of football and never once opened the playbook of life. He lost that one, big time. It was the only game he was supposed to play. Fail!!!!!
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:49amI hope you repented for your silence amid the child sex scandal. I know you were a great coach and admired by many, but your judgement on this situation was lacking.
May God have mercy on your soul and give you a second chance. My condolences to the family.
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:15amGod better have mercy on him, because most will not.
Report Post »RayOne
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:47amR.I.P. JoePa.
Report Post »Garbageman
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:47amIt would have been sufficient to headline the news with former or just Penn State Coach. Leading with Fired was not necessary.
Rest in Peace Joe.
Report Post »Grasshopper42
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:54amYes, that would have been politically correct.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:56amI agree. Very sad ending to an outstanding career in the collegiate football world. It is in God’s hands now.
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:42amHe was a pervert, and if your God does exist, from everything I’ve read in your bible, he is doomed to hell.
Report Post »gpk
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:46amRIP Joe.
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:44amHow’s the millstone Joe?
Report Post »merd01
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:43amR.I.P. JoePa!
Report Post »Larry Nichols
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:43amHeartfelt condolences from the Sooner Nation. Joe Paterno was a treasure to college football and I hope he will be remembered for the positive impact he had on the game rather than the events of the last few months.
Report Post »the58thstate
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:53amlike the kids he helped molest?
macpappy
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:45amReally, putting a winning football team above child rape. “Look he wins games, who cares if he rapes children, or hides those that do. It’s football man”
Report Post »Hickory
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:40amRest in peace coach. You were the last of the great coaches still active. We will miss your presence on the sidelines. I am sure all of those kids you coached not only through football but through life will always feel a debt to you. Just think, Joe PA and Bear Bryant are now playing football in a game that will last forever. WOW!
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:47amGreat? I wonder if the abused….er…never mind…. he’s dead…let it go.
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:49amNo, don’t let it go. So, if your kid got to play on the team, it would be ok if the ole coach, joepa, or his staff have a go at him, every once and awhile? He knew that kids were being raped by members of his staff, and did nothing about it. Why did not do something about it? Because he probably had a go a few kids himself.
Report Post »Really, Hickory; you want to sing this guys praises?
proliance
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 10:39amRIP Joe.
Report Post »Tear Em Up
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:10amNo, sorry to disagree, rot in hell Joe….
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Report Post »AmeriCat
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 12:13pmGlory, Fame, and Joe Paterno…..came first!
Paterno helped to ruin lives of countless young boys and men.
Paterno could have stopped it all!.
No pity for that man or his family! His wife most likely knew as well!
You go find your piece…..in the fires below!
Report Post »grizzlydave
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 2:41pmThe Coach is NOT dead! Doesn’t anyone do any Real research out there? Journalism today is nothing more than a rumor mill anymore! I am very disappointed in the Blaze right now!
Report Post »proliance
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 4:18pmDid your mother ever tell you not to speak ill of the dead?
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