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death of,
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–49,
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desperation of,
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as dog-faced boy,
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donations of,
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doubts, confusion, and uncertainty of,
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drive, single-mindedness, and will of,
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early coaching years of,
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–70,
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education of,
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ego of,
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eighty-fifth birthday of,
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energy of,
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fairness of,
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fame of,
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family background of,
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as father,
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favorite sayings of,
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files of,
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firing of,
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football playing of,
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as grandfather,
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greatness of,
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health problems of,
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honesty of,
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honeymoon of,
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household ineptness of,
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hypocrisy charges against,
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influences on,
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–10,
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injuries of,
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intuition of,
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job offers of,
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knowledge of,
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law school plans of,
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as left-handed,
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legacy of,
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as legend,
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life lessons taught by,
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as loudmouth and argumentative,
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loyalty of,
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management style of,
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marriage of,
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media relations of,
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media, Paterno’s relations with

morals and ethics of,
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naming of,
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1998 incident and,
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–55,
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note-taking of,
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order, routine, and consistency of,
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as overachiever,
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philosophy of,
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political skills of,
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proselytizing of,
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–12

racial issues and,
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–28,
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–8,
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reading of,
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–54,
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,
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regrets of,
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–74,
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retirement rejected by,
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right-handed throwing of,
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running of,
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salary of,
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as sanctimonious and self-righteous,
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secular sainthood of,
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–36,
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–45,
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self-deprecating nature of,
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self-interest of,
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sentimentality of,
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–23

sheltered life of,
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shrewdness of,
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simplifying as goal of,
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speeches of,
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–59,
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–5,
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statue of,
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strategic side of,
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stubbornness of,
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swearing of,
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temper and rage of,
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translation work of,
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traveling of,
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trust of,
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2001 incident and,
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–26,
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–37,
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as tyrant,
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USC dream of,
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vicious and critical letters received by,
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–28

vision of,
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voice of,
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walking around of,
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wealth of,
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as willing to start over,
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writing of,
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Paterno, Joey (grandson),
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Paterno, Joseph, Jr. “Jay,”
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on father’s crying,
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father’s death and,
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father’s firing and,
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father’s swearing imitated by,
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football and,
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–34,
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McKenzie and,
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Memento mori
and,
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Portland and,
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sexual abuse scandal and,
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wedding of,
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Paterno, Kelley,
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Paterno, Mary Kay,
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–55

cucumber sharing and,
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dating of,
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father’s firing and,
343

father’s job offer and,
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–40

on father’s need to work,
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on father’s walks,
176

gymnastics of,
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sexual abuse scandal and,
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–4,
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,
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women’s sports and,
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Paterno, Sue Pohland,
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–61,
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–73,
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–82,
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–42,
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author aided by,
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birthday of,
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childbirths of,
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–30

coaches’ trips and,
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as coach’s wife,
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,
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comfort of,
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crying of,
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David’s accident and,
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–78,
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donations of,
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football questions and,
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fund-raising of,
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on Jersey Shore,
70

on Joe,
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Joe’s cancer and,
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Joe’s firing and,
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,
341

Joe’s first meeting with,
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–61,
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Joe’s job offers and,
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–42,
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life-together vision of,
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McKenzie and,
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marriage of,
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as mother,
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–30,
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and Nittany Lion statue-painting incident,
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–87

on pencils,
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at Penn State,
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–61,
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Sandusky and,
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sexual abuse scandal and,
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,
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social drinking of,
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traveling of,
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tutoring of,
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worrying of,
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Paterno, Vincent,
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Paterno
(Paterno),
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Paterno Library,
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Paterno moment,
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Paterno Time,
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–22,
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Paternoville,
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Patton, George S.,
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