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Penn State plan to honor Joe Paterno prompts furious backlash
Source: Associated Press
Penn State plan to honor Joe Paterno prompts furious backlash
Associated Press
Thursday 1 September 2016 22.59 BST
Penn State’s athletic department on Thursday announced plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Joe Paterno’s first game as coach, a move that sparked backlash on social networks by people critical of Paterno’s role in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
The university announced plans Thursday to mark the anniversary when the Nittany Lions football team hosts Temple on 17 September.
University spokesman Jeff Nelson told the Associated Press that Penn State plans to announce specifics of the commemoration to ticket holders during the week of the game. He declined further comment on the plans.
Paterno coached at Penn State for 46 seasons, becoming college football’s winningest coach. But the coach was fired by the school’s board of trustees shortly after Sandusky, who was his defensive coordinator, was arrested in November 2011 for child sexual abuse. Paterno died in January 2012 of lung cancer.
The announcement to honor Paterno’s first game was met with disdain on social media sites from those who partially blame Paterno for the scandal.
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Associated Press
Thursday 1 September 2016 22.59 BST
Penn State’s athletic department on Thursday announced plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Joe Paterno’s first game as coach, a move that sparked backlash on social networks by people critical of Paterno’s role in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
The university announced plans Thursday to mark the anniversary when the Nittany Lions football team hosts Temple on 17 September.
University spokesman Jeff Nelson told the Associated Press that Penn State plans to announce specifics of the commemoration to ticket holders during the week of the game. He declined further comment on the plans.
Paterno coached at Penn State for 46 seasons, becoming college football’s winningest coach. But the coach was fired by the school’s board of trustees shortly after Sandusky, who was his defensive coordinator, was arrested in November 2011 for child sexual abuse. Paterno died in January 2012 of lung cancer.
The announcement to honor Paterno’s first game was met with disdain on social media sites from those who partially blame Paterno for the scandal.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/01/penn-state-joe-paterno-anniversary-backlash
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