For Immediate Release
Jacqueline Wren
216-386-XXXX
Former Penn State Coach Dies at age 85
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Jan. 22, 2012 – Former Penn State head
football coach, Joe Paterno, lost his battle with cancer here today, dying at
age 85.
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Despite earlier false reports of his death Saturday,
Paterno’s family responded to reports via Twitter to confirm that he was still
clinging to life until Sunday. He died in State College where he had been
hospitalized since January 13th due to complications with his lung cancer.
First reports of Paterno’s lung cancer surfaced in November
2011, when son, Scott released a statement to the Associated Press declaring
his father had been diagnosed with a treatable form of the disease. The news of his illness came just two weeks
following his firing from Penn State based on his possible knowledge of the
Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.
Though controversy riddled Paterno’s final months, the beloved
College Football Hall of Famer will likely be most remembered for his 60 year
coaching career at Penn State, where he was known as JoePa.
Joe Paterno is survived by his wife, the former Suzanne
Pohland, their five children Diana, Joseph Jr. "Jay", Mary Kay,
David, and Scott, and 17 grandchildren.
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