Paterno died of lung cancer in January at age 85. He maintained that he never knew about a 1998 investigation into Sandusky, though a report released in July by former FBI chief Louis Freeh found that he had known about it. When legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died of lung cancer on January 22, fans and well-wishers immediately wondered whether it wasn't just his lungs, but also his heart that. On February 25, Curley, Schultz, and Spanier decided to have Curley report McQueary's information to the state Department of Public Welfare. a statue of disgraced football coach Joe Paterno was removed from the stadium in 2012 following the horrendous reports of child sexual abuse that . "[94], Freeh's investigators discovered an email between Curley and Schultz regarding a previous incident between Sandusky and another child in 1998 that the district attorney declined to prosecute after an investigation by State College police and an evaluation by the Department of Public Welfare. [110], On July 23, two weeks after the release of the Freeh report, the NCAA punished Penn State with some of the most severe sanctions ever handed down in the history of collegiate athletics. "(But) definitely we've been thinking about him, and we're hoping he's doing all right, and just praying for him.". / AP. The wife of ex-Penn State coach Joe Paterno faced an embarrassing situation earlier this week when she was reportedly turned away from a campus pool. [33] Paterno dismissed the allegations as a "witch hunt", and a radio broadcaster said Paterno chided reporters for asking about problems. Paterno, a sainted figure at Penn State for almost half a century but scarred forever by the child sex abuse scandal that led to his stunning dismissal, died Sunday at age 85. This was criticized by Pennsylvania state Senator Jake Corman, who claimed, "There clearly is a significant amount of communication between Freeh and the NCAA that goes way beyond merely providing information. "Matt Millen (another former Penn Stater) said it best: &'Joe died of a broken heart,'" said Dorney, 54, a College Football Hall of Famer and former assistant coach and teacher at Cardinal Newman. [63][64][65] Despite the nature of the 2001 incident and that it later became clear that Curley and other university officials had not reported the allegations to police, Paterno did not then notify police either. We're focusing on Wisconsin, linebacker Nate Stupar said on Tuesday. At a maximum, these were two parties working together to get an outcome that was predetermined. [50], Paterno was also nominated for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. As tributes . [146] The New American Foundation ranked Penn State No. and "For a period of ten years commencing July 1, 1999 and subject to renewal upon concurrence of both parties you will be given an office and a phone in the East Area Locker room complex " The agreement was signed by Curley and Schultz along with Sandusky on June 29, 1999. He was persuaded to do this by his college coach Rip Engle, who had taken over as Penn State's head coach. 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Thousands of mourners line College Avenue to pay their respects to legendary Penn State University football. Paterno holds an official NCAA total of 18 bowl victories. Watt says when George, Joe's brother, died several days after suffering a heart attack in 2002, the outpouring of support to Joe from his former high school was so strong Joe decided to return for its next reunion. Sue Paterno was a longtime fixture at the school and helped raise money for the library and organized Special Olympics on campus. [117] In February 2013, Paterno's family released a report written by Dick Thornburgh, a former U.S. attorney general and Pennsylvania governor, disputing Freeh's investigative methods and the portrayal of Paterno in his findings, calling the Freeh report a "rush to injustice". This benefit will continue for the balance of your lifetime," And I'm viewing this strictly on the evidence, not any kind of fealty to anybody. A lawyer for the family said that Penn State proposed the retirement package. Aninternal probe led by former FBI director Louis Freehand completed in July accused Joe Paterno and three former Penn State administrators of covering up an abuse allegation about Sandusky more than a decade ago in an attempt to shield the university from bad publicity. [104] After some days of mixed messages,[105][106][107] the school removed the statue on Sunday, July 22, in front of a crowd of student onlookers. [155] "I brought my kids up to think for themselves since day one," Joe Paterno said in 2008. On Sunday morning, Sue Paterno will release the results of an investigation she ordered into her husband's conduct during the period when Sandusky was bringing his young victims to the university. Her husband, a College Football Hall of Fame coach who led the Penn State's Nittany Lions for 46 years, died in January 2012 at 85. 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Paterno, who died in January, said that he wished he had done more to investigate the incident involving Sandusky and the boy in the shower. . Paterno testified before a grand jury looking into the abuse allegations that a graduate assistant told him in 2002 that he witnessed an incident in the shower in the team locker room. [153] Before the 1974 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, a group of Pennsylvania Republican Party leaders briefly considered Paterno for Andrew Lewis' ticket as the candidate for lieutenant governor. [171] Paterno was buried in Spring Creek Presbyterian Cemetery just outside the town. The wife of ex-Penn State coach Joe Paterno faced an embarrassing situation earlier this week when she was reportedly turned away from a campus pool. [138], Penn State's football players were twice recognized for outstanding academic performance by the New America Foundation's Academic Bowl Championship Series while under the leadership of Paterno. (But) definitely we've been thinking about him, and we're hoping he's doing all right, and just praying for him'. In it, the board said that it opted to remove Paterno after finding that "his decision to do his minimum legal duty and not to do more to follow up constituted a failure of leadership. 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