Joe Paterno was the head football coach at Penn State University from 1966 to 2011. Paterno was a legend on campus for how good of a football coach he was earning the title as the most winningest coach in the NCAA top division 1 football league. The school had a bronze sculpture of Paterno created and installed right outside the football stadium for the contributions he had made to the University’s football program. In November of 2011 the Sandusky ( Paterno’s assistant coach) rape allegations went viral leading to Paterno’s dismal from the football program. Although many people today have their own opinions on Paterno’s involvement and actions during his time spent coaching with Jerry Sandusky, there was a large debate throughout the Happy Valley, PA community on the removal of his statue. There is a documentary called Happy Valley that surrounds the entire issue that highly recommend watching. Above I have included a short youtube clip of scenarios that took place during the process of the removal of Paterno’s statue.
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