COACHING LEGEND
"JoePa" DIES AT AGE 83
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Joe Paterno dies, at age 85, at Mount Nittany Medical Center, in
Pennsylvania, from “metastatic small cell carcinoma of the lung” on Sunday
morning. Surrounded by family, Paterno’s cancer did not leave him much time to
clean up his controversial 46-year career. The Pennsylvania hospital
where Paterno died told the Associated Press that the cause of death was
spreading lung cancer.
Two months prior, according to Paterno’s son, he was faced with
a life threating yet “treatable” diagnosis of lung cancer (Schlabach, 2012). Since
January 13th, 2012, Paterno had been admitted into the hospital where
his condition quickly became critical. Soon after, Paterno's life long football career and controversy was over.
His
family released a statement Sunday morning to announce his death: "His
loss leaves a void in our lives that will never be filled” (Schlabach, 2012). Many mourned the loss of Paterno, including members at State college, where many held a vigual and ceremony to celebrate his life and incredible football career.
At the end of Paterno’s career, he was under fire that he knew about an abuse
case that happened earlier in his career. Joe did not report it and when the
scandal came out the media immediately attacked Paterno and his career. Aside
from fighting cancer he was fighting media, fans, and worst of his entire
career. Aside from all of the publicity, Joe Paterno’s name and college
football career live on.
According to Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, "He will go down
as the greatest football coach in the history of the game” (Boeck, 2012).
His ability to coach 250 players to
the NFL and make history on and off the field is what has made his life story
so incredible. He not only touched the lives of his family and friends but of
football players, coaches, and fans alike.
“Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the
key to all the locks.” -- JoePa
Contact: Patricia Sheahan – patricia.sheahan@snhu.edu
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Resources:
Boeck, S. (2012, January 23). Penn State coaching legend Joe Paterno
dies at 85. Retrieved October 16, 2014, from
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/story/2012-01-21/former-penn-state-coach-joe-paterno-dead/52737230/1
Services, E. N. (2012, January 23). Joe Paterno, 85, dies in State College.
Retrieved October 16, 2014, from
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7489238/joe-paterno-ex-penn-state-nittany-lions-coach-dies-85-2-month-cancer-fight
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