Paterno Statue Removed from PSU Campus

Paterno Statue Removed from PSU Campus





Joe Paterno, the late Penn State Football Coach, will no longer have a visual memorial on the campus of Penn State University.

The statue was built in 2001 in honor of Paterno's phenomenal record as head coach.  It was removed Sunday morning and its destination is unknown at this time.

The decision to take the statue down came after almost a years worth of investigation into the scandal that involved Jerry Sandusky, Paterno's Assistant Coach.  After findings indicated that Paterno knowingly enabled Sandusky to continue his horrible acts of molestation upon boys who visited the school.

Paterno's legacy at PSU has definitely been tainted but it will not be totally forgotten.  His name will stay on the campus library in recognition of all the good things he did for the school as well.