After a visit to his former coach, former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris told reporters he didn’t understand why Paterno was being portrayed in such a negative light. “Joe did what was right for him to do. He forwarded the information to his superiors,” the Penn State alum said. The comments supporting Paterno, who was fired for failing to report the sexual abuse to the police, quickly put Harris out of favor. The next day, a casino and race track that he was recently hired to do public appearances for, decided to “put their business relationship [with Harris] on hold.”
