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Joe Paterno dies at 85- what will his legacy be?? Did the scandal contribute to his death? Thoughts Anyone?
Jo Pa dead at 85
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I think he will always have a tarnished legacy, kinda like the asterisk on the home run ball. He did a lot of great things but it takes a hundred good things to make up for one bad and he will be remembered for the later in the minds of people. The former in the minds of media.
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... I built bridges. But they don't call me as Jerry the Bridge Builder. Oh no! ...
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You are so true. You can win the nobel peace prize but the media will make sure you're remembered for pulling suzies pigtails in first grade
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It's a shame. I met him and had a conversation with him and he really was a genuinely good guy. It's the way modern media works. In fact modern day society works. So much focus on one bad instead of the 84 years of good. Oh well I will miss him rip Joe pa, and thank you for a post that does persecute a man without complete knowledge. It is a nice thing to read.
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This morning's local paper, the Bucks County Courier Times front page reported he was 'gravely ill'
This may be what you are referring to???
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.PSU editor quits after erroneous Paterno report
Posted: Sunday, January 22, 2012 5:00 am
PSU editor quits after erroneous Paterno report Associated Press | 0 comments
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A student-run news organization that covers Penn State has posted a letter online from its managing editor announcing his immediate resignation after the publication's Twitter account sent messages saying former coach Joe Paterno had died.
Paterno's sons disputed Onward State's Saturday posts, and the publication recanted. But not before the erroneous information was reported and amplified by many media organizations across the country and retweeted uncounted times. The Associated Press did not publish the report.
Devon Edwards says in the letter that he takes responsibility and "never, in a million years, would have thought that Onward State would be cited by the national media." He did not explain how the error occurred.
Attempts to reach Edwards through social media were unsuccessful.
The 85-year-old Paterno has lung cancer, and doctors say his condition is "serious."
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/courier_times_news/.PSU editor quits after erroneous Paterno report
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PSU editor quits after erroneous Paterno report Associated Press | 0 comments
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A student-run news organization that covers Penn State has posted a letter online from its managing editor announcing his immediate resignation after the publication's Twitter account sent messages saying former coach Joe Paterno had died.
Paterno's sons disputed Onward State's Saturday posts, and the publication recanted. But not before the erroneous information was reported and amplified by many media organizations across the country and retweeted uncounted times. The Associated Press did not publish the report.
Devon Edwards says in the letter that he takes responsibility and "never, in a million years, would have thought that Onward State would be cited by the national media." He did not explain how the error occurred.
Attempts to reach Edwards through social media were unsuccessful.
The 85-year-old Paterno has lung cancer, and doctors say his condition is "serious."
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He will be remembered in the college football circles as a legend and not a monster, I belive.
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I hope your right, but I'm skeptical. Purely looking at the stats, he is no doubt a college football legend.
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January 22, 2012
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/loc...cle_9601ec46-b707-5c75-9a9f-310f111c7f3e.html
Just before the AFC championship game, Jamison resident Jim Hoffecker sat at the bar at Chickie's and Pete's in Warrington with his wife, Colleen, and their friend, Kelly Greaney.
Jim and Colleen said they were longtime Penn State and Paterno supporters and were actually related to former Nittany Lions quarterback, Tom Bill, through marriage.
The group said they did not blame Paterno for the controversy that has engulfed the university and hoped the coach would be remembered in a good light.
"A legacy, a good legacy, has ended," Colleen said. "It is sad. It is all just so sad."
Just a couple seats down sat Bob Holden, sporting a Penn State sweatshirt. The 53-year-old Chalfont resident has a niece
enrolled at Penn State and said he thought it was a shame Paterno put his life into the program and now he might be
remembered instead for the scandal.
"Really, the higher-ups there should have jumped on this immediately. The president of the university and those people ... I can't blame him too much."
Blaming the legendary coach for his part in the sex abuse scandal was not a sentiment offered by anyone interviewed Sunday.
Instead, they opted to focus on the sadness of his passing and the finality of the Paterno way at Penn State University.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/loc...cle_9601ec46-b707-5c75-9a9f-310f111c7f3e.html
Just before the AFC championship game, Jamison resident Jim Hoffecker sat at the bar at Chickie's and Pete's in Warrington with his wife, Colleen, and their friend, Kelly Greaney.
Jim and Colleen said they were longtime Penn State and Paterno supporters and were actually related to former Nittany Lions quarterback, Tom Bill, through marriage.
The group said they did not blame Paterno for the controversy that has engulfed the university and hoped the coach would be remembered in a good light.
"A legacy, a good legacy, has ended," Colleen said. "It is sad. It is all just so sad."
Just a couple seats down sat Bob Holden, sporting a Penn State sweatshirt. The 53-year-old Chalfont resident has a niece
enrolled at Penn State and said he thought it was a shame Paterno put his life into the program and now he might be
remembered instead for the scandal.
"Really, the higher-ups there should have jumped on this immediately. The president of the university and those people ... I can't blame him too much."
Blaming the legendary coach for his part in the sex abuse scandal was not a sentiment offered by anyone interviewed Sunday.
Instead, they opted to focus on the sadness of his passing and the finality of the Paterno way at Penn State University.
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But the scandal will no doubt cast a shadow, at least for now. History will hopefull tell another story.
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I didn't even know they opened a Chickie & Petes in Warrington.
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I didn't even know what a Chickie & Pete's, is....
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It's like a Bubble and Squeak... Or it isn't, but... it's got something to do with food
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Boosters got to him. Didn't want no death bed confessions.
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The Grim Reaper's been a rabid PSU fan for years; got a winter place in Happy Valley. The boosters didn't even have to shell out all that much.
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There are some dirty dicks. Wait and see.
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Yates is on the story. The facts'll get out. Don't you worry none.
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Joe Pa was a great coach.
But timing is everything.
As it happens, maybe Joe Pa was afraid for his program and if he'd have followed through with what he knew in his heart about Sandusky.
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I also got to mee JoePa and he was truly an amazing man. He was genuine and sincere in the brief conversation i had with him. What the media portrayed him in the last 12 weeks doesnt come close to truly describing the heart of the man. Yes, he was human, he had his flaws, but i dont think they can overshadow his accomplishments.
To truly understand what he meant to so many was to stand at his statue sunday morning. So many people there but it was the silence that spoke loudest of all.
To truly understand what he meant to so many was to stand at his statue sunday morning. So many people there but it was the silence that spoke loudest of all.
