Breaking: Joe Paterno Near Death
From the Citizen's Voice:
Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno is near death, a source confirmed to The Citizens' Voice.
Paterno's wife, Sue, summoned close friends and longtime staff members this afternoon to the State College hospital where Paterno has been undergoing treatments since last weekend.
Paterno wanted to see them and say a final goodbye, Sue told one of the staff members, the source said.
Paterno, diagnosed with cancer days after his Nov. 9 firing, has been weakened by radiation and chemotherapy treatments, a member of his family told the Voice.
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Well, shit.
Remember those stories, pre-Sandusky child rape scandal, about how Paterno would not retire because he feared sharing the fate of Bear Bryant?
Yeah, me too.
by Midnight Rambler on Jan 21, 2012 6:02 PM CST reply actions
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I blame Jerry Sandusky for murdering him.
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by jonfmorse on Jan 21, 2012 3:45 PM PST
In the name of the Woody, the Bo, and the Mustache Ride. Amen.
If you're so inclined, say a prayer for JoePa...
Whatever he did or didn’t do with regards to Sandusky, Joe is by all accounts a good man and has had a positive effect on a lot of lives. Hope he recovers.
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With Joe Pa and the PSU Family. Pray for recovery
Terrible news!
Now is definitely not the time to be rehashing the scandal, but time to honor a great man and his family! My prayers.
RIP Joe
In the long run, I believe the good things he did on and off the field will count for more than will the manner in which his career ended.*
*The manner of that end is worthy of discussion in the historical record, but I agree—not right now.
by Midnight Rambler on Jan 21, 2012 8:07 PM CST reply actions
CBS Sports has done the impossible.
They have performed worse journalism than ESPN. The family spokesman has called the report of JoePa’s death absolutely false. Jay Paterno has tweeted Joe Pa is still fighting. CBS Sports is trending worldwide because everyone is furious with them. Unbelievable.
Not an auspicious beginning at CBS for a certain former SBN staffer.
The original article seems to have been yanked, but I am pretty sure his name was on the CBS Sports false death announcement.
by Midnight Rambler on Jan 21, 2012 9:13 PM CST up reply actions
no kidding
i cringed too when i saw who wrote it. you know everyone else has it written already, he just jumped the gun
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by justsomehawkeyefan on Jan 21, 2012 11:46 PM CST up reply actions
Here is a breakdown of how the false report spread:
The editor of the Penn State blog that posted the first false report from whence sprang all the subsequent Tweets, blog postings, radio stories, and such, has resigned: https://www.facebook.com/OnwardState/posts/10150599666855663
by Midnight Rambler on Jan 22, 2012 8:05 AM CST up reply actions
JoePa didnt
Deserve to go out like this. So sad on so many levels.
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by Ted Glover on Jan 22, 2012 1:15 AM CST via mobile reply actions
maybe doesn't?
I mean, <a href=" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grbSQ6O6kbs&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_blank"> he’s not dead yet
by pfoley on Jan 22, 2012 4:08 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
so uh, html via mobile browser
Doesn’t work so hot
by pfoley on Jan 22, 2012 4:09 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
From ESPN
Joe Paterno has died at the age of 85 after experiencing serious complications from lung-cancer treatment.
The health of Paterno, who had fought the disease for two months, had grown progressively worse after he recently broke his pelvis in a fall at his home in State College, Pa.
The family announced his death Sunday shortly after 10 a.m. ET., The Associated Press reported.
by Revenge of the Fallen on Jan 22, 2012 9:25 AM CST reply actions
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