Joe Paterno Near Death

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  1. Gator Bill

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    Gator Bill, Jan 21, 2012
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  2. Don Ballard

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    A sad state of events, too bad Joe did not resign a few years back, when all was going well. I do think the current trustees acted in haste when they fired him without due process.
     
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    I too feel bad about this. It is a tragic ending to a stellar career.
     
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    Paterno is dead...
     
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  5. Gator Bill

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    I just also read he has died. May he rest in peace.

    JO'Co, I agree with your statement above.
     
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  6. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Wow, he went fast. Very sad that he went out the way that he did.

    He no doubt was one of the greatest coaches in NCAA History.

    RIP JoePa.
     
    Terry O'Keefe, Jan 21, 2012
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  7. Gator Bill

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    He apparently fell and broke his pelvis. I don't believe that was reported until today.

    To bad his career ended the way it did.



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  8. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Now I'm seeing that he's still fighting...at least on CNN.
     
    Terry O'Keefe, Jan 21, 2012
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    As of midnight ET it was reported that his condition is serious.
     
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    CBS News and the Huffington Post had reported his death and I heard it on ESPN radio which is going on behind me, but now I see that the Paterno family is denying these reports...
     
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  11. Gator Bill

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    Wow, let's hope he pulls though.

    Prayers sent.
     
    Gator Bill, Jan 22, 2012
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