From the DAILY BEAST:
“He was once a great football coach, but now he’s hurting the Penn State program—and injuring himself. Buzz Bissinger on the blindness of great men grown old.”
“The old man thought he was being courageous, maybe. He had lost the meaning of courage.”
…He was a humble man in most ways in most of his life. He just called himself Joe. Some who knew him called him JoePa. The sportsboys referred to him in the copy as Joe Paterno. He had once shown grace under pressure. He had shown the courage that the courageous must have. His aim had once been steady and true. From 1978 to 1986 the young men he called his boys had played for the national championship four times and won twice. The old man once stood for everything that a man should be. He was clean and straight and taught the young men he called his boys to be clean and straight…
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