Penn State Removes Paterno Statue

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - JULY 21: An exterior view of Beaver Stadium where the statue of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno once stood in State College.

Penn State Removes Paterno Statue

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - JULY 22: Near the entrance of Beaver Stadium, a picture of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno hangs on the wall on July 22, 2012 in State College. Penn State's president Rodney Erickson made the decision Sunday to remove the Joe Paterno statue in the wake of the child sex scandal of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Penn State Removes Paterno Statue

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - JULY 22: An area of the statue of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno stood sits empty after it was removed by workers outside Beaver Stadium on July 22, 2012 in State College. Penn State's president Rodney Erickson made the decision Sunday to remove the statue in the wake of the child sex scandal of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Penn State Removes Paterno Statue

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - JULY 22: The site in which the statue of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno stood sits empty after it was removed by workers outside Beaver Stadium on July 22, 2012 in State College. Penn State's president Rodney Erickson made the decision Sunday to remove the statue in the wake of the child sex scandal of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Penn State Removes Paterno Statue

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - JULY 22: Vincent Tedesco of State College, Pa., sits with a cutout of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium on July 22, 2012 in State College. Penn State's president Rodney Erickson made the decision Sunday to remove a statue of Paterno in the wake of the child sex scandal of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Penn State Removes Paterno Statue

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - JULY 22: To get a clear view, Penn State students lift the tarp on the fence that blocks the site of the former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno statue after it was removed by workers outside Beaver Stadium on July 22, 2012 in State College. Penn State's president Rodney Erickson made the decision Sunday to remove the statue in the wake of the child sex scandal of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Penn State Removes Paterno Statue

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - JULY 22: The site in which the statue of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno stood sits empty after it was removed by workers outside Beaver Stadium on July 22, 2012 in State College. Penn State's president Rodney Erickson made the decision Sunday to remove the statue in the wake of the child sex scandal of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Penn State Removes Paterno Statue

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - JULY 22: The site in which the statue of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno stood sits empty after it was removed by workers outside Beaver Stadium on July 22, 2012 in State College. Penn State's president Rodney Erickson made the decision Sunday to remove the statue in the wake of the child sex scandal of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Penn State Removes Paterno Statue

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - JULY 22: Signs line the sidewalk at former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno's home on July 22, 2012 in State College. Penn State's president Rodney Erickson made the decision Sunday to remove the Joe Paterno statue in the wake of the child sex scandal of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Penn State Removes Paterno Statue

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - JULY 22: People from the community try to get a look at the site in which the statue of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno stood sits empty after it was removed by workers outside Beaver Stadium on July 22, 2012 in State College. Penn State's president Rodney Erickson made the decision Sunday to remove the statue in the wake of the child sex scandal of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Penn State Removes Paterno Statue

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - JULY 22: A man hangs a sign that reads 'Will PSU yield to threats?' at the site in which the statue of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno stood sits empty after it was removed by workers outside Beaver Stadium on July 22, 2012 in State College. Penn State's president Rodney Erickson made the decision Sunday to remove the statue in the wake of the child sex scandal of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.