Joe Paterno legacy more than a sex scandal
Photo credit: Getty Images | Penn State head coach Joe Paterno is celebrated for his 324th career win through defeating Ohio State after the game at Beaver Field. According to reports on November 9, 2011, Paterno will step down as head coach at the end of the season amid allegations that former assistant Jerry Sandusky was involved with child sex abuse. (Oct. 27, 2001)
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The standards Joe Paterno set were impressively and immeasurably high. For Paterno's football teams and players at Penn State, winning was only part of the goal. He emphasized all the other details, too: principles like integrity, education and maturity, the idea of developing well-rounded adults and doing good, along with doing well.
It turns out he could not meet all of his own standards....
