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He recorded his 409th victory on October 29, 2011; his career ended with his dismissal from the team on November 9, 2011, as a result of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal. [1][2][3] He died 74 days later, of complications from lung cancer. [4] Paterno was born in Brooklyn, New York.
Jan 22, 2012 · Joe Paterno has died at the age of 85 after experiencing serious complications from lung-cancer treatment.
Jan 22, 2012 · Legendary ex-football coach Joe Paterno dies at 85, just months after being sacked over claims he failed to act over sex abuse claims against an assistant.
Jan 23, 2012 · The cause was lung cancer, according to Mount Nittany Medical Center, where he had been treated. Paterno’s family announced in mid-November that he had received a diagnosis of lung cancer...
Jan 23, 2012 · Three months after Penn State’s board of trustees fired him after the arrest of former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky on multiple felony counts of sexually abusing boys, Paterno died ...
Jan 22, 2012 · Paterno, a sainted figure at Penn State for almost half a century but scarred forever by the child sex abuse scandal that brought his career to a stunning end, died Sunday at the age of 85.
Jan 22, 2012 · Joe Paterno, the man synonymous with Penn State football, died Sunday after developing complications from lung cancer. He was 85. Paterno was an iconic figure on the sports landscape. He...
