jo Paterno Dead
A spokesperson for the Paterno family has denied a report by CBS that former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has died. CBS previously reported that the 85-year-old college-football legend had succumbed in his battle with lung cancer.
"Over the last few days Joe Paterno has experienced further health complications," family spokesman Dan McGinn told The Associated Press. "His doctors have now characterized his status as serious.
In response to the spread of the initial report of Paterno's death, Scott Paterno, one of the coach's sons, tweeted that he remains in serious condition but alive.
After it was revealed that Joe Paterno was still alive, Onward State addressed their earlier tweet, citing sources with knowledge of the coach's death. The initial tweet has been deleted.
We were confident when we ran with it, and are still trying to figure out where our process failed. We apologize sincerely for error. (2/2)
Paterno's diagnosis was revealed in mid November, shortly after he was dismissed from his duties as coach of the Nittany Lions. Paterno's removal came in the aftermath of the arrest of Jerry Sandusky, a longtime Paterno lieutenant facing more than 50 counts of sexual abuse against children. Amid evidence that Paterno had been notified of the abuse but had done little beyond his legal obligation to prevent it, the Penn State board of trustees voted to dismiss the longtime coach in November. The scandal reverberated beyond college football, and sullied a reputation that had once seemed unimpeachable ? particularly in central Pennsylvania, where Paterno, or "JoePa," was revered.
During his 46 seasons coaching Penn State, Paterno racked up 409 wins -- the the record for a Division I football coach. He guided his teams to national championships in 1982 and 1986.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story reported Paterno's death and did not properly attribute the source. We apologize for the error.
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01:20 PM on 01/30/2012 "and why did you have to bring up the priests, honestly that happened such a long time ago, and it was only a handful, so give it a rest already!! "
I'm amazed at how little Catholics understand about the ill effects of AIDS carrying Catholic priests who are members of a church which ADMITS that 20-60% of its priests are homosexuals. Where are the most AIDS cases? The places with the most Catholic priests? And where are there NO AIDS cases? The places where there are NO Catholic priests?
Do you know what Liberia, Taiwan, CHINA, Japan, Cyprus, Greece, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Indonesia, Tajikistan, Algeria, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, New Zealand, Pakistan, Romania, Serbia, and Uzbekistan ALL have in common? They are the countries which have recorded NO cases of HIV. They are ALSO the countries with the FEWEST AIDS carrying, child abusing Catholic priests who openly promote legalized gay marriage. [Update: we now must add Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, BANGLADESH, Bulgaria, Algeria, Egypt, Fiji, Kazakhstan, and Lebanon to that list].
Do you know what Estonia, the Dominican Republic, Panama, El Salvador, the US, Argentina, Colombia, Spain, France, Peru, Costa Rica, Italy, Luxembourg, and Paraguay ALL have in common? They are the countries with the HIGHEST rates of HIV. They are ALSO the countries with the HIGHEST percent of AIDS carrying, child abusing Catholic priests who openly promote legalized gay marriage.
01:15 PM on 01/27/2012 "eveyone on here comdemning a man whom they didn't even know, let alone have a clue what went on there in the first place.. but sitting behind your keyboard gives some people beer muscles.. "
Your own words prove that if the world had not stepped in and taken control of the situation, these 12 victims of Sandusky and an as yet to be determined number of other victims could never possibly have gotten justice. Don't you realize that it's a crime and a sin to fail to punish such perpetrators for one DAY, much less two decades? It's precisely BECAUSE your football husband met Paterno, or knows the sitution there, and that you have proven that you will protect him to the DEATH, that you should NOT be involved in the justice process.
I must admit that it's very depressing to think about how ignorant my fellow man must be to let this situation get so far out of hand. You MUST bring yourselves into line with the Word of God, and get WAY OUT of this path of sin.
12:27 AM on 01/25/2012 So he did pass away or he didn't? AOL should probably update the title in the case of Mr. Paterno actually passing away, as the title to this article is very misleading and leaves me somewhat confused.
09:08 PM on 01/24/2012 YOU BUNCH OF IGNORAMOUS GLUTTENS!!!!!!!!!!!! LET DEATH DIE PEACEFULLY............. JO PA DIDN'T RAPE ANY ONE, HE DID JUST WHAT HE THOUGHT HE SHOULD DO & REPORT IT TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES AND THEY REFUSED OR DECLINED TO ACT ON IT!!!!!!!!! JEZUS! DECADES OF AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY CAN'T BE WRONG ABOUT A MANS LEGACY, PURPOSE AND COMMITMENT TO THE THOUSANDS OF YOUTHS HE GAVE HIS SIMPLE LIFE TO AND THE UNIVERSITY HE CARRIED SO HIGHLY IN HIS HEART. SO PLEASE SHUT UP ABOUT WHAT YOU ONLY ASS UME. JO PA WAS PENN STATE. AND NOW THAT HE'S DEAD OF A BROKEN LIFE AND HEART DOES THAT PLEASE ALL OF YOU WHO TURNED AGAINST HIM AT THE LAST HOUR!!!!!! SHAME TO YOU & WHAT A VICIOUS WORLD WE HAVE MADE FOR OURSELVES. SADLY THERE ARE TONS OF VICTIMS IMPRISONED IN IT. ALL I CAN SAY IS HEAVEN HELP YOU.
11:42 PM on 01/24/2012 The scandal brings to light the real issue everyone is aware of.... the frat boy mentality that they should be worshipped and are above the rules everyone else has to follow (and for little reason, considering their contributions.... silly games). This is upsetting to mostly frat boy wanna be's who still cling to the belief that being a white male college graduate entitles you to at least $150K a year, and everything you can get away with while putting in little to no effort (hey, someone else will pay).
11:04 AM on 01/25/2012 really, they got a new coach, so how is it you think its the last game at PSU... see this b.s. everyones yelling up on here didn't happen at PSU.. so take your little inuendos and stuff it..
03:22 PM on 01/24/2012 At my workplace if a fellow employee came up to me and told me he saw something suspicious, but I didn't SEE it MYSELF, I would do the same thing Joe did: Tell human resources and managers and let them investigate/take proper action. I would react this way, not because I support abuse, but because I was not a witness to the allegations. The only person who should get grilled is Mcqueary for not going to the police. To Joe, it could have been a rumor, to Mcqueary there was no question about what was seen. One of the best coaches of all time, I think he got a really raw deal.
01:04 PM on 01/24/2012 VERY POOR reporting ALL around. For HUFFPOST to NOt double check AND NOT attribute source in orignal article shows unprofessionalism at it's worst. ONWRD State managing editor should NOT be the only one to resign....ehh HUFFPOST?
12:52 PM on 01/24/2012 I love all the comments talking about people "judging" Joe Paterno. I wonder how many of you also posted hateful things about celebrities such as Michael Jackson, who was never actually found guilty of raping young boys. Now, I'm not a fan of either man, but I find that sport's fans tend to forgive their "gods" for heinous crimes or, in this case, not doing more to stop a heinous crime.
I often wonder what your opinions would be of this man if your son or grandson were raped by Sandusky and old Joe Pa knew it was going on, knew nothing was coming of him reporting it, yet still did nothing. Or if Joe Pa was some artist who dressed differently or was very eccentric. Oh how the tides would turn, how you would demand his head on a platter!
03:07 PM on 01/24/2012 Hate to tell you,, my hubby happens to know a few professional ex football players who went to PSU. JP was a very down to earth person. And he is loved and admired by all at PSU now, and the others who had the pleasure to have been around JP of yesteryear, still love and admire the man. And it doesn't matter what others say, we here know he wasn't the evil person they make him out to be..
06:20 PM on 01/24/2012 I truly do not doubt that all of you who SAY you knew him didn't respect and like or even love him, BUT the truth still remains that as a tree stands it lies. as a ,am lives he dies. And for this man to die in the shame he did, he had to have known or at the least suspected something Just Not Right with this Sandusky friend of his. And as sorry as you all who say you loved and admired him, I truly do believe that you did, but you admired The Coach and I truly do hope that you Did Not admire the Evasive Friendship he had with Sandusky and any and all others who were Sodomizing all those young boys. Enough Said, please do not reply to this comment for it is truly not necessary, thank you.
08:20 AM on 01/25/2012 You heard from you hubby who heard from a friend who heard from a friend who heard etc. etc. that he was a good guy. Are you for real? You have changed my mind about him! NOT!
01:43 PM on 01/24/2012 I think that's why he "died" while his son was still insisting he was alive. It fits right in with DA's disappearing, and judges recusing themselves (and not appointing replacements), and witnesses disappearing and being intimidated so badly they can't even go to the game, and THOUSANDS of boys in the AIDS capital of the industrialized world, Boston (where more than 220 AIDS carrying sodomite Catholic priests CONFESSED to their crimes) never getting justice.
03:09 PM on 01/24/2012 and why did you have to bring up the priests, honestly that happened such a long time ago, and it was only a handful, so give it a rest already!!
11:20 AM on 01/25/2012 he don't forget to accuse the Pope for all this too,, why not get everyone who had nothing to do with that subjected.. get lost already,, its over, has been over for quite some time now..
10:51 PM on 01/24/2012 uh,, no kidding.. and lest we forget. there are alot of higher ups whose heads will roll,, seeing the President has already been indicted, that's a start.. stay tuned its going to get even better..
12:21 PM on 01/24/2012 Funny how so many people wanna come down on Joe Paterno. I bet so many of you just cheered and cheered when Michael Jackson died. You remember him? The guy who repeatly molested child and got away with it cause he bought his way out of it.
03:11 PM on 01/24/2012 he never molested on kid,, those so called kids parents lied for monetary reasons.. matter of fact one of those so called molested kids came forward and stated that exact fact. but see you didn't know that did you. the media only wants to focus on the bad, the good is boring..
11:48 AM on 01/24/2012 Joe was potrayed as a villian for not doing more about a sex preditor, and many have over reacted to the story without knowing all the facts. At the same time why do so many make heros of someone over roles they played in a movie or some winning move in a sport. We need to be more realistic in whom is considered a hero or a villian. John Wayne comes to mind. He never served a minute in the military or saved a single life, yet he is considered to be a major American hero. Ronald Reagon is another person who rose to political office as a result of his popularity as an actor.
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