The new, 400-plus page tome covers Paterno's life before the scandal, though its main focus shifts to the fallout from Sandusky in the latter half of the book. Jay sat in his car in an Ohio gas station and stared into the darkness. Joseph Vincent "Jay" Paterno Jr. [1] is an American football coach who was most recently the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team under his father Joe Paterno, former head coach of the team. While I did what I was supposed to with the one charge brought to my attention, like anyone else involved I cant help but be deeply saddened these matters are alleged to have occurred. I think you have the moral responsibility, anyone. One of their children, Jay Paterno, has served as . Aug. 21, 2012 -- Long before Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse crimes led to Joe Paterno's downfall, the two Penn State coaches "despised each other," according to a new biography of Paterno . Reporters who had long felt slighted pushed back. Mr. Paterno has sacrificed much and did not ask for anything in return, those are the examples of a great man and if you can't see that I feel sorry for you. We shall act with good intentions, but at times we will be wrong. This afforded Posnanski access to Paterno and his inner circle as the Jerry Sandusky scandal engulfed the campus and the nation. Someone with a domestic partner might use a living trust, because it is harder for family members to challenge a trust than a will. This past weekend, the Paterno family released its own report documenting alleged errors and problems with the Freeh Report.On Monday, they followed in the steps of Manti Te'o and Lance Armstrong . Also active in politics, Paterno unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in 2014. On November 5, 2011, former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, who was working under Joe Paterno, was arrested on 52 counts of child abuse. "He had his dark moments, certainly, when he wondered how old friends could turn so suddenly on him and how people at Penn State, the school he had loved and championed for most of his life, could believe such terrible things about him," the book reads. On Monday, Paterno coached practice while the media swarmed his home. And so on. The reporters who knew Paterno best understood that this press conference was going to be a fiasco of the highest order. Rest in peace Mr. Paterno your legacy will NOT be tarnished. (See my posts Paterno House Transfer Wont Shelter Him, and Joe Paternos House Transfer Was A Dumb Tax Move.). This was a charming quality when people were asking him about, say, Al Davis, and he started to talk about all the people who had grown up in Brooklyn. Are you trying to say it makes it worse? Fran Ganter, who had played for Paterno at Penn State and coached with him for more than thirty years, showed up at the Paterno house just before 10 p.m. Wednesday night with a single piece of Penn State stationery. The family released the statement in which Paterno attempted to retire at the end of the season, but within an hour the news stories were reporting that the board might not give him the chance. Derrick Williams played under this system. At the same time, the family also said last month it planned. After his speech in Pittsburgh, Paterno coached his team to a record 11 victories throughout the season, during which his team became the champions of the Big Ten.. I've pretty much said what I have to say about paterno. The 68-year-old Sandusky was sentenced to at least 30 years and not more that 60 years in prison for his conviction in June on 45 counts of child sexual abuse, including while he was the defensive coordinator for the Penn State college football team. Both a will and a living trust can be used to transfer assets, but each has unique uses. / CBS News. Sue Paterno also criticized the Freeh reports depiction of her husband. Still, Jay and others in the family clung to some hope that people would conclude Joe had been fooled like everyone else. In addition to his wife, Sue and son, Scott, Paterno is survived by sons Jay and David; daughters Diana and Mary Kay; and 17 grandchildren. "It's such a change in your lifestyle. [2][3] He is currently a member of the Penn State Board of Trustees.[4]. His mortal remains were buried in Spring Creek Presbyterian Cemetery. On January 26, 2012, a public memorial service was held at the Bryce Jordan Center, which was attended by nearly 12,000 people. When "CBS This Morning" co-host Charlie Rose asked Paterno's children, Jay Paterno and Mary Kay Paterno-Hort, what their father's legacy will be, Jay Paterno said it will be his family and his players. He objected that he already knew what was in there, but they told him there was no room left for illusion. Special Olympics of Pennsylvania has received about $80,000 in donations in memory of late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. bigwilliestyles, I kinda think you were trolled here.. cuz I can't believe the simple prejudice and ugly hate that your post seems to convey came from you.. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Jerry Sandusky scandal engulfed the campus and the nation, announced that its punishment of Penn State, PATERNO PRAISED FOR ACTING APPROPRIATELY IN REPORTING JERRY SANDUSKY SEX ABUSE SUSPICIONS, interoffice e-mails suggest Paterno had been told more, the press conference had been canceled by order of the board, videotaped overturning a television truck, "rioting over the firing of a child-molester enabler. 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With regard to the other presentments, I wish to say that Tim Curley and Gary Schultz have my unconditional support. Nebraska was the next game. It struck me as a mistake." Joseph Vincent "Joe" Paterno (born December 21, 1926) is a former college football coach who was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 through November 9, 2011. What difference does it make? She is also on Twitter. He intended to use that press conference to explain what he did and when he did it. Whether probate is costly or burdensome will depend on the state. It was obvious that the witness was distraught over what he saw, but he at no time related to me the very specific actions contained in the Grand Jury report. "These feelings had built into a crescendo over the years, as they sometimes do with longtime colleagues," Posnanski writes, describing how the men never got along. Even if Noonan had not said anything at all, the question of whether Joe Paterno lived up to his moral responsibility would have been asked again and again, in offices and bars and churches across America. They think you had to know because you knew about everything. Each of these could lead to a dozen other questions. After his 409th victory as the head coach of Penn State Nittany Lions, Paterno was dismissed from the team on November 9, 2011, as he was involved in a child sex abuse scandal. Credit to Jay. The governing body of major college sports also vacated Penn States football wins dating back to 1998, the year when allegations that Sandusky was abusing children were first made. Many wills of famous people, including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Warren Burger, former Chief Justice of the United States (who wrote his own will), are available online. Discovery Company. First published on January 24, 2012 / 10:45 AM. His ambitions were far reaching, but he never believed he had to leave this Happy Valley to achieve them. Former Sports Illustrated writer Joe Posnanski describes in his new biography, "Paterno," how tension built between the two men as Paterno grew frustrated with Sandusky, whom he thought paid more attention to his charity, The Second Mile, and children than to the Nittany Lions football team. Please have some taste in your comments Mr. Paterno did what he was supposed to do. In some states, living trusts are also used to eliminate probate. The Paterno family has given roughly $9 Million to Penn State and State College area charities. The universitys board of trustees fired Paterno after a 46-year career because, it said, his decision to do his minimum legal duty and not to do more to follow up constituted a failure of leadership.. McGinn made a couple of quick assessments: First, Paterno was in no shape to speak to the media; with the atmosphere this toxic, anything he said would make the situation much worse. No rumors? It doesn't matter if he's been married for 30 years and has 10 kids.. Why would you choose to make his s xual pre ference even part of the issue? Later he would tell friends and family that he knew, even then, that this would be his last year as a coach. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images), The Paterno family released their own review. Paterno came to Miami Beach in 1974 . A minute later, Sue called the number. [7], In October 2013, several outlets reported that Paterno was considering running as a Democrat in Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district, which is based in State College. Paterno sounded tired. During the 2009 season, Paterno surpassed the record set by Amos Alonzo Stagg for being the head coach of the same institution (Division I) for the most number of years. It was substantially the statement that several of Paternos advisers had wanted him to release back in March when the Sandusky investigation first broke. Many of the people who had come to admire Joe Paterno believed that, no matter his own legal role, he should have made sure the incident was reported to the police. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Joe Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his . It's time to truly honor Joe Paterno. However, the matter was not reported to police, which allowed Sandusky to get away with his crime for the next decade or so. The Paterno family had been longtime supporters of the student-run charity, which is known in Happy Valley as THON. He accomplished this through his generous donations. Joe Paterno. A will must be submitted for probate the courts approval before the assets it covers can be distributed. "I didnt hear anything, why are you badgering me? Paterno co-authored a book titled We Are Penn State, along with his wife Suzanne. From award-winning writing and photography to binge-ready videos to electric live events, GQ meets millions of modern men where they live, creating the moments that create conversations. To his children and grandchildren he is a shining example of how to live a good, decent and honest life, a standard to which we aspire. A living trust is also useful if you own real estate in a state that is not your primary residence. He would sometimes tell people, "Hey, dont kid yourself, Im the asshole of the family." Good luck, everybody. Joe Paterno finished his career with a record of 409-136-3; he won countless championsips. He was named the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year on three occasions from 1978 to 1986. I look around the world and see people who have real problems, serious problems. As it happens, Joe Paterno had a very garden-variety will. But more than just being a wonderful coach, he was a mentor to the entire community in State College, Pa . To revisit this article, select My Account, thenView saved stories, To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Im not sure exactly what it was. That night they called consultant Dan McGinn, whose job, in his own words, is "to help our clients solve their most complex problems." Second, Paterno was going to have to retire; the damage had been too great. Joe thought his son was making too much of it. The Paterno family also dropped all outstanding claims, including a 2014 lawsuit against the university by Paternos son, and the university has also agreed to cover some Paterno family expenses. On Monday, the family tried to persuade Paterno to read the presentment. Deborah L. Jacobs, a lawyer and journalist, is the author of Estate Planning Smarts: A Practical, User-Friendly, Action-Oriented Guide. Had he used what so many people saw as his immense power to stop Jerry Sandusky? And the angrier he became, the more he understood that his own anger would be multiplied by the explosive reaction of millions of Americans who had never heard of Jerry Sandusky. I am confident the record will show that these charges are groundless and that they conducted themselves professionally and appropriately. But he had not yet read the presentment. According to the Freeh report, however, and possibly in contradiction to his sworn grand jury testimony of January 2011, Paterno appears to have known about a 1998 police investigation into another incident involving Sandusky; no charges were flled in that case. Paterno is survived by his wife, five children, and 17 grandchildren. Officials at Penn State purportedly failed to notify law enforcement after learning about some of these incidents. Before the NCAA sanctions, he had a bowl record of 24 wins, 12 losses, and 1 tie following a defeat in the 2011 Outback Bowl. They were undefeated in the Big Ten. Kellys conclusion preceded the Freeh report. Joe Paterno met Sue at the Penn State library while he was an assistant football coach, and she was a freshman in Happy Valley. Birthday: December 21, 1926 (Sagittarius), Born In: Brooklyn, New York, United States, Also Known As: Joseph Vincent Paterno, JoePa, Spouse/Ex-: Sue Paterno (m. 19622012), Suzanne Pohland (m. 19622012), children: David Paterno, Diana Paterno, Jay Paterno, Mary Kay Paterno, Scott Paterno, place of death: State College, Pennsylvania, United States, See the events in life of Joe Paterno in Chronological Order, (Former American Football Player and Head Coach for 'Penn State Nittany Lions'), https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/late-penn-state-coach-joe-paterno-is-getting-his-own-beer/, https://247sports.com/college/penn-state/Bolt/Report-Was-Nike-branding-a-Joe-Paterno-signature-sneaker-43028824/, https://www.jokeblogger.com/hottopic/Joe-Paterno, http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2012/jan/22/fired-penn-state-coach-joe-paterno-dead-85/68935/, https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2012/07/joe_paterno.html. Five healthy children. To his children and grandchildren he is a shining example of how to live a good, decent and honest life, a standard to which we aspire. Paterno hung up the phone before he could hear anything else. Third, he wanted the freedom to change his mind. Jay has kept himself busy. He also coached Michael Robinson to a Heisman Trophy finalist season in 2005. But the only eyebrow raiser about his will is. Look at me. He fought hard until the end, stayed positive, thought only of. Two months ago, his record-setting career was cut short when he was fired in the aftermath of child sex-abuse charges against his former assistant Jerry Sandusky. Posnanski also describes the night Paterno was fired by his beloved Penn State, as the board of trustees told him to cancel a press conference Paterno had called to discuss what he knew about the abuse. Furthermore, Paternos statue that stood at the entrance of Penn States Beaver Stadium was removed on July 22, 2012. After a thorough investigation and research, Freeh and his team concluded by saying that Paterno, Curley, Schultz, and Spanier had deliberately concealed Sandusky's actions to protect the integrity of their college football team. Tim Curley and Gary Schultz operate at the highest levels of honesty, integrity and compassion. "Joe Paterno wasn't perfect," the family wrote. The Paterno family review also skewered the Freeh report for failing to interview key witnesses, allowing some to testify anonymously and using an incomplete string of e-mails for evidence. I cover personal finance for baby boomers. This weekend, HBO's "Paterno," starring Al Pacino, revisits the first few weeks of those tumultuous 12 months and likely will revive, for some, the debate over Paterno's role in Sandusky's crimes. [citation needed], Since his father's death and his dismissal, Paterno has written several guest columns. Penn State announced Friday it has reached a resolution of the outstanding issues between the university and the family of the late football coach Joe Paterno, eight years after a university report blamed Paterno and others for allegedly taking part in a cover-up to avoid bad publicity related to the Jerry Sandusky scandal. During his college days, Paterno joined the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and played as cornerback and quarterback for the college football team, Brown Bears. In 1950, he graduated with a major in English literature. He was 85. His loss leaves a void in our lives that will never be filled. Ive lived a great life. Joe Paterno was born as Joseph Vincent Paterno on December 21, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York. Even in the short time he had spent before the grand jury, he had rambled. The story was charging toward Paterno at warp speed. ", Complete coverage: The Penn State Scandal, "He believed that success was something people outside of you put on you and defined you, but your personal excellence is really what you were all about, and that's a lesson I've heard from him and our players have heard from him and Penn Staters have heard from him and they've tried to maintain that and he has," Jay Paterno said. _. Paterno became the first coach to win each of the four major bowls, namely Fiesta, Orange, Rose, and Sugar. Under Paternos coaching, Penn State won two national championships and had a dream run of five undefeated seasons from 1968 to 1994. _, 4. It was not going well. Joe Paterno, family consistently gave back to Penn State, community Grace Rambo Jan 23, 2012 Just one close look at Penn State's campus reveals subtle pieces of the coach's legacy. Why didnt you go to the police? In a statement, his family said: "He died as he lived. It reads as follows: "The HBO movie regarding Joe Paterno is a fictionalized portrayal of the tragic events surrounding . He was -- he was fighting. "It will be a living funeral," one reporter predicted, echoing words Paterno had used through the years. Jay Paterno, one of Joe and Sue Paterno's five children, has been travelling and writing columns at a time when he's usually used to getting ready for the season opener. The evil that men create returns to their own door. Paterno was right. The 68-year-old former coach is in prison, serving a 30 to 60 year sentence. "And I always thought, in the end, we would win.". _, 3. "Many of the people who had come to admire Joe Paterno believed that, no matter his own legal role, he should have made sure the incident was reported to the police. One of the people on the podium with Kelly was state police commissioner Frank Noonan. Despite his announcement, the Board of Trustees decided to terminate Paternos contract. Later, DElia described watching Paterno read the presentment: "What did he know about perverted things like that? Joe said. Sunday was the day that television cameras began to surround the Paterno home on McKee Street. He and his wife did not drink much alcohol, while the Paternos drank socially. Paterno, nicknamed "JoePa," holds the record for the most victories by an FBS football coach with 409 and is the only FBS coach to reach 400 victories. This wasnt surprising; Scott tended to be the most realisticor cynical, depending on who you askedin the family. And inevitably something gets left out. ", "Other than the thing Mike told me, no," Joe answered.2, "Nothing? Healthy children. In the meantime, I would ask all Penn Staters to continue to trust in what that name represents, continue to pursue their lives every day with high ideals and not let these events shake their beliefs nor who they are. And then she hung up. Jan. 22, 2012 -- Joe Paterno Jr., whose glittering career as Penn State's football coach was tainted by a child sex-abuse scandal, died today. Those feelings were confirmed when he learned that the university had cut off communication with the Paternos. A previously unreleased police report written 10 years after the most infamous incident in the Jerry Sandusky child rape scandal at Penn State revealed more evidence that Joe Paterno knew about . Multiple sources told reporter Sara Ganim that "the deputy state prosecutor handling the case said that Paterno did the right thing and handled himself appropriately in 2002 [later changed to 2001].". With fiery rhetoric from high-powered attorneys and surrogates such . Paterno told him the statement would do more harm than good: "I just didnt like it. What do I know about Jerry Sandusky? After the press conference ended, Noonan made his way out to the reporters. Victims of abuse suffered extraordinary harm from one individual, and everyone associated with the Penn State community has suffered as well. As a result, GQ has inserted footnotes at various points to contextualize facts that had not yet come to light at the time. A few days later, it was announced that Paterno had lung cancer. Journalists began to line up outside the football stadium three hours before the press conference on Tuesday morning. The multiple wounds from this tragic period will take a long time to heal but we must begin now.. The crying was over. I'm the luckiest guy. The Washington Post's Sally Jenkins discussed her exclusive interview with Penn State legend Joe Paterno, in which the former head football coach spoke at length about the child sexual abuse. We are pleased that the Paterno family has indicated that they will not support public or private advocacy efforts to revisit the past, through further review or release of investigative materials, or otherwise.. More Buying Choices$2.38(21 used & new offers) Joe Paterno was 85 when he died of cancer-related complications in January 2012. It ended with TV cameras surrounding his house, a dying old man at his kitchen table writing a forced letter of resignationand leaving the rest of us to wonder if we ever really knew Joe Pa at all. A few days later, he was called upon to serve the Army during the second World War. He was relieved from services in 1946, after which he attended Brown University.. You can follow her articles on Forbes by clicking the red plus sign or the blue Facebook subscribe button to the right of her picture above any post. And this makes it a public record. ", Jay Paterno added, "What you're going to see is as we get past the next couple of days and celebrate his life, the legacy that's going to remain is his sense of personal excellence is what really came through. I'm not trying to make light of it but seriously this whole "TRAGEDY BEFALLS SOMEONE SOMEWHERE" type of sensationalist journalism is an insult to the profession, readers and legitimate grievers. As Scott struggled through the details, he grew angrier and angrier. The only reason his death is a headline is because of his recent controversy. [citation needed], Jay has four siblings: Diana, Mary Kay, David, and Scott. Paterno, who died in January, said that he wished he had done more to investigate the incident involving Sandusky and the boy in the shower. Though he was urged by many to step down as the head coach, Paterno failed to give in, stating that he would not retire until his contract expires in 2008. In 1950, he joined Rip Engles team as an assistant coach and started working closely with the popular head coach. Paterno told his son. New biography shows Joe Paterno as Sandusky scandal engulfs Penn State. Maybe they won't. Editors Note: In the summer of 2011, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno allowed the journalist Joe Posnanski, then a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, to join him in State College, Pennsylvania, to spend the upcoming season writing his biography. How is expressing sympathy for this man and his family enabling? "But I think everybody just wants something to change. Later, a rumor surfaced that the university was going to have its own press conference. "Look, Penn State and Joe Paterno will be intertwined forever," Jay Paterno said. "The tension between Paterno and Sandusky gurgled just below the surface," Posnanski writes. Unlike his father, who was a staunch Republican, Jay is a Democrat, and supported Barack Obama during the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. On Monday night, Penn State sent out a press release to the media stating that Paterno would answer questions only about football. The University recognizes and takes great pride in the many contributions made by Joe Paterno, not just to the football program, but to the academic advancement of this institution and to countless charitable causes in the community as well, said the chair of the Penn State Board of Trustees, Mark Dambly. But after that, he was positive. He had worked as a lawyer and as a lobbyist. It wasnt much of a celebration. In December, Penn State won the Academic Bowl for scholastic excellence among the best football programs in the nation. 'Study, all right?' It was outside his modest home in. Students gathered in front of Paternos house, and Joe and Sue came out briefly, he in a gray sweatshirt, she in a red bathrobe. They think you had to know because you know about everything. Their estrangement was an open secret on campus and among reporters covering the team. As a result, Paterno no longer holds either of these lifetime coaching records; officially, he now ranks twelfth in Division I. In 1995, he directed a tirade of abuses at the head coach of Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Doug Graber after one of the nationally televised games. Regardless, it was clear that the witness saw something inappropriate involving Mr. Sandusky. On Thursday, though, he cried continually. There are certain procedures that you have to abide by when it comes to topics as what Sandusky did. How in the world can a man raype boys and not be hom,o,s,e,xual? Joe Paterno believed the same thing. Media people stood across the street, on a neighbors lawn, and pointed their cameras and their notepads at the front door of the house. DElia saw the break as a terrible sign. In their press release, the family described it as "treatable." When he asked Scott, What is sodomy, anyway? I thought my heart was going to break. In work places and even in the military. The night he was fired, Paterno spoke to the students gathered outside his house. . Posnanski reports this profoundly sad exchange between Paterno and his son Scott after the grand jury presentment against Sandusky was issued last November: "Dad," he asked his father again, "did. 1. If Jerry Sandusky was guilty, then hundreds of people had been fooled: child-care professionals, law-enforcement officials, co-workers at his charity, parents, judges, close friends of Sandusky, and many others. I look around the world and see people who have real problems, serious problems. BELLEFONTE, PA - OCTOBER 09: Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after being sentenced in his child sex abuse case on October 9, 2012 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. As coach Sandusky was retired from our coaching staff at that time, I referred the matter to university administrators. Plus, this is a blog, not a sentiments for the dead site. Joseph Vincent "Jay" Paterno Jr.[1] is an American football coach who was most recently the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team under his father Joe Paterno, former head coach of the team. Every time I play the scenario out in my head, my actions taken involve doing everything I can to make sure this slimer is nowhere near my players, not giving him free run of the facilities, there-by helping him bait his trap. It was true that Paterno seemed out of sorts. As my grand jury testimony stated, I was informed in 2002 by an assistant coach that he had witnessed an incident in the shower of our locker room facility. If there is anything you heard". Aug. 21, 2012— -- Long before Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse crimes led to Joe Paterno's downfall, the two Penn State coaches "despised each other," according to a new biography of Paterno. 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