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Paterno was born December 21, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York. He went on to play football at Brown University (1946-49) and landed at Penn State in 1950 under then head coach Rip Engle, Fifteen years later, Paterno took over for the retired Engle and remained at that post up until this past November.

 

The man with the coke-bottle glasses, rolled up pant legs and classic wind- breaker, manned the sidelines in Happy Valley for nearly half a century, coaching five undefeated teams and two national championshps.

 

There were certainly times over the years that it seemed like the game had passed JoePa by, but he stayed the course and continued to build a program that achieved both on and off the field. He mentored thousands of young men that have gone on to live richly fulfilling lives. He stayed loyal to his university and although he certainly made his fair share of money, he funneled a good portion of it back into the school.

 

"He died as he lived. 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."

 

The final chapter in the man's life should not be taken out of context and erase a lifetime of achievements.

 

Regret is something Paterno admitted in a Washington Post interview published a few days before his death.

 

In the interview, Paterno said he was "afraid" to jeopardize university procedure after he was told by assistant coach Mike McQueary what McQueary had seen in a university locker room.

 

McQueary left out graphic details of the event according to Paterno, who then passed the information he had on to his superiors at the school.

 

Being able to separate all the good from the obvious bad of late will be for each individual to decide and obviously there will be plenty of people at opposite ends of the spectrum when Paterno's name comes up in conversation.

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•    My TL = Joe Paterno last week at this time

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•    Gonna have to accompany mizan play football and then he's gonna accompany me watch football. hmm. okay, everybody's happy.

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•    Ya la niña lista pata un buen socon de verdad a ver a cuanto lleg

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•    Iraq becoming 'police state', says rights group

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•    Seeing my uncle is this state, it really kills my heart. From someone who used to play with me to now, someone who can barely walk. )':

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•    wth. her mother said that her daughter would not eat anything else sept the chicken nuggets

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•    Damn. I love this university.

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•    Football in 1 1/2 hours -_- tired.

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•    Love the Oswalt signing for the #Cards. He will likely only pitch 3 or 4 months but is another bulldog that would be great to have in Oct.

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