Joe Paterno Statue: It Had to Go

Relief

Penn State alum Kevin Cirilli on why he was relieved to see the Joe Paterno statue fall.

Published Jul. 22 2012 1:59PM EDT

articles/2012/07/22/joe-paterno-statue-it-had-to-go/penn-state-statue-cirilli_vlxusn — John Beale / AP Photo

Gone. Just after 6 a.m. this morning, interim Penn State president Rodney Erickson ordered that the campus’s iconic statue of Joe Paterno be removed. A handful of students scrambled to take a final picture.

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Joe Paterno Statue: It Had to Go

Penn State alum Kevin Cirilli on why he was relieved to see the Joe Paterno statue fall.

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Kevin Cirilli