A simple two-word message flashed this week on the electronic signboard outside Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center ... Thousands of mourners are expected to attend a public memorial for late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who died of lung cancer on Sunday ... STATE COLLEGE, PA. (AP) - A capacity crowd of more than 12,000 is expected to pack a Penn State arena for one more tribute to Joe Paterno, the Hall of Fame football coach who died Sunday at age 85 from lung cancer.
The event called "A Memorial for Joe" will cap ... STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Some 10,000 ticket holders headed to a campus memorial service on Thursday for one final goodbye to late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, concluding five days of public mourning for college football's legendary "JoePa." ... STATE COLLEGE, PA. (AP) - Thousands of mourners and well-wishers are joining Joe Paterno's family and other invited guests for a memorial service for the late football coach.
Guest began arriving shortly before the service at the Penn State basketball arena, where outdoor video boards flashed a stylized likeness of the ... STATE COLLEGE, PA. (AP) - Former Penn State football players and students are recalling Joe Paterno's effect not just on the school's athletic reputation, but also its educational pursuits.
Speaking to more than 10,000 people inside the Penn State basketball arena Thursday, former quarterback Todd Blackledge said no one anywhere in ... STATE COLLEGE, PA. (AP) - With fond memories and lavish praise that might have embarrassed the school's beloved coach, Penn State paid tribute to Joe Paterno at a public memorial Thursday, an event that capped three days of public mourning following his death from lung cancer.
A respectful crowd of about ... |