Joe Paterno’s Dead at 85: His Swift Fall From Grace
Around Penn State, ‘Joe Pa’ was a hero—even after his role in the Jerry Sandusky scandal tainted his sterling reputation. Jessica Bennett and Jacob Bernstein on the mourning at campus. Plus, full coverage on Joe Paterno.
He was a legend in tiny State College, Pa.—a larger-than-life figure whose giant bronze statue greeted football fans outside the university stadium. There was a wing of the university named after him; class lectures devoted to him; he was perhaps the only football coach in modern history to also be...
