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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.

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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...

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