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Remembering Joe Paterno

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2011 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno stands on the field before his team's NCAA college football game against Northwestern, in Evanston, Ill. Paterno, a sainted figure at Penn State for almost half a century but scarred forever by the child sex abuse scandal that brought his career to a stunning end, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, at age 85. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2011 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno stands on the field before his team's NCAA college football game against Northwestern, in Evanston, Ill. Paterno, a sainted figure at Penn State for almost half a century but scarred forever by the child sex abuse scandal that brought his career to a stunning end, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, at age 85. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching, File)

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  • FILE - In this file photo from Nov. 5, 2005, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno acknowledges the crowd during warm-ups before the NCAA college football game against Wisconsin in State College, Pa. Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. He was 85. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
  • A crowd gathers for a candle light vigil honoring late football coach Joe Paterno outside Old Main on the Penn State campus in State College, Pa., Sunday, January 22, 2012. Paterno State College (AP Photo/The Citizens' Voice, Kristen Mullen)
  • Penn State students hold a sign as they gather in remembrance around a statue of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, outside Beaver Stadium on the Penn State campus Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in State College,Pa.. Paterno died in a State College hospital Sunday morning after battling lung cancer.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
  • A crowd gathers to pay respects to longtime football coach Joe Paterno at the Paterno statue outside of Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. Paterno died Sunday at age 85. (AP Photo/The Citizens' Voice, Kristen Mullen)
  • A crowd gathers to pay respects to longtime football coach Joe Paterno at the Paterno statue outside of Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. Paterno died Sunday at age 85. (AP Photo/The Citizens' Voice, Kristen Mullen)
  • FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2011 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno stands on the field before his team's NCAA college football game against Northwestern, in Evanston, Ill. Paterno, a sainted figure at Penn State for almost half a century but scarred forever by the child sex abuse scandal that brought his career to a stunning end, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, at age 85. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching, File)
  • Candles on the steps of Old Main on the Penn State University campus spell out 'Joe' in remembrance of former football coach Joe Paterno during a memorial service on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in State College, Pa. Paterno died Sunday at the age of 85 after battling lung cancer. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
  • FILE - In this Feb. 16, 1966 file photo, Joe Paterno, left, new head football coach at Penn State, left, poses with his 2-year-old daughter Diana Lynne Paterno, right on mother's lap, his wife Suzanne Paterno and their 1-year-old daughter Mary Kathryn Paterno, on father's lap, in his home in University Park, Pa. On Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, family says Paterno, winningest coach in major college football, has died. (AP Photo/Paul Vathis, File)
  • FILE - In this Dec. 6, 1973 file photo, Joe Paterno, head coach of the Penn State football feam, clutches the Lambert Trophy in New York, after it was awarded to his team as emblematic of collegiate grid supremacy in the East. Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. He was 85. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff, File)
  • FILE - In this Jan. 1, 1983, file photo, Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno takes a victory ride from his players after defeating Georgia 27-23 in the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game at the Supderdome in New Orleans, to win the national championship. On Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, family says Paterno, winningest coach in major college football, has died. (AP Photo, File)
  • FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2010 file photo, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno leaves Beaver Stadium after his weekly NCAA college football news conference on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 in State College, Pa. Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. He was 85. (AP Photo/Pat Little, File)
  • FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2004 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno leads his team onto the field before an NCAA college football game against Akron in State College, Pa. Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. He was 85. (AP Photo /Carolyn Kaster, File)
  • A flag and Penn State scarf are displayed on a statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium on the Penn State campus as fans pay their respects after learning of Paterno's death Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
  • FILE - In this Aug. 30., 2008 file photo, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno paces the sideline during a football game against Coastal Carolina at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa. Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. He was 85. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file)
  • FILE - In this Jan. 1, 1972 file photo, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno is embraced by his wife, Sue, following Penn State's 30-6 victory over Texas in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. He was 85. (AP Photo/File)
  • FILE - In this Sept. 5, 1987 file photo, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno walks around his players as they warm up for an NCAA college football game against Bowling Green in State College, Pa. Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. He was 85. (AP Photo, File)
  • FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2009, file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno walks the sideline during warm-ups before an NCAA college football game against Indiana in State College, Pa. Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. He was 85. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
  • FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2010 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno is carried off the field by his players after getting his 400th collegiate win after their 38-21 victory over Northwestern in an NCAA college football game in State College, Pa. Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. He was 85. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
  • FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2008 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno surveys the field before an NCAA college football game against Oregon State at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa. Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. He was 85. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
  • FILE - In this Jan. 28, 1965 file photo, Joe Paterno, associate football coach at Penn state, directs players at State College, Pa. Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. He was 85. (AP Photo, File)
  • FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2004 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno leads his team onto the field before an NCAA college football game against Akron in State College, Pa. Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. He was 85. (AP Photo /Carolyn Kaster, File)
  • FILE - In this Dec. 4, 1973 file photo, Penn State running back John Cappelletti, left, stands with football coach Joe Paterno, center, and actor Bob Hope after being named the 1973 Heisman winner in New York. Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. He was 85. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
  • FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2009 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno smiles as he walks the field before an NCAA college football game against Minnesota in State College, Pa. On Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, family says Paterno, winningest coach in major college football, has died. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
  • FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2004 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno runs onto the field with his team before their 14-7 loss to Northwestern in an NCAA college football game in State College, Pa. On Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, family says Paterno, winningest coach in major college football, has died. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
  • FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2009 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno, right, and assistant coach Mike McQueary walk off the field together before an NCAA college football game against Eastern Illinois in State College, Pa. On Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, family says Paterno, winningest coach in major college football, has died. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
  • FILE - In this March 29, 2008 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno laughs during a news conference after coaching an NCAA college football practice in State College, Pa. On Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, family says Paterno, winningest coach in major college football, has died. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
  • FILE - In this Jan. 1, 1983 file photo, Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno takes a victory ride from his players after defeating Georgia 27-23 in the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game at the Supderdome in New Orleans, to win the national championship. On Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, family says Paterno, winningest coach in major college football, has died. (AP Photo/File)
  • FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2009, file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno yells to an official during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Akron in State College, Pa. On Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, family says Paterno, winningest coach in major college football, has died. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
  • FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 file photo, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno arrives home in State College, Pa. On Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, family says Paterno, winningest coach in major college football, has died. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
  • FILE - In this Jan. 2, 1987 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno is carried off after defeating Miami, 14-10, in the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game to win the national championship, in Tempe, Ariz. On Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, family says Paterno, winningest coach in major college football, has died. (AP Photo/Jim Gerberich, File)
  • In this photo taken Jan. 12, 2012, former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno gestures as while interviewed at his home in State College, Pa. In his first public comments since being fired two months ago, Paterno told The Washington Post he 'didn't know which way to go' after an assistant coach came to him in 2002 saying he had seen retired defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abusing a boy. (AP Photo/The Washington Post, John McDonnell) WASHINGTON TIMES OUT, NEW YORK TIMES OUT, USA TODAY OUT, DC EXAMINER OUT, TV OUT. NO SALES, NO ARCHIVES MAGS OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT
  • FILE-This Nov. 18, 2008 file photo shows Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno answering a question during his weekly news conference in State College, Pa. The Second Mile non profit, had thrived since its creation in 1977 because of Jerry Sandusky's prominence as a defensive coach at Penn State, its close ties to university donors and leaders, and its use of Penn State's athletic fields for its camps serving at-risk children. Then-coach Paterno often served as master of ceremonies at The Second Mile fundraiser's. (AP Photo/Pat Little,File)
  • Joe Paterno and his wife Susan stand on their porch to thank well-wishers gathered outside in State College, Pa., Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. The Penn State board of trustees fired Paterno as football coach earlier Wednesday. The board also fired university president Graham Spanier. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
  • Penn State coach Joe Paterno looks on during football practice, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, in State College, Pa. Paterno, who preached success with honor for half a century but whose legend was shattered by a child sex abuse scandal, said Wednesday that he will retire at the end of this season. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
  • Penn State coach Joe Paterno walks off the field after warmups before Penn State's NCAA college football game against Northwestern on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)
  • Penn State coach Joe Paterno prowls the sidelines at Neyland Stadium during Tennessee's 28-21 win over the Nittany Lions in 1972, the first home night game in Tennessee history.
  • FILE - This July 28, 2011, file photo shows Penn State head coach Joe Paterno talking to reporters during Big Ten football media day, in Chicago. Penn State says coach Paterno is undergoing medical tests on his right arm and hip at a hospital after a player ran into him during practice on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011.(AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

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