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Paterno

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by Joe Posnanski


  Conlan, Shane, 92, 213–15, 217, 221, 222, 223

  Conlin, Bill, 30, 108, 292

  Conlin, Chris, 358

  Conlin, Keith, 358–59

  Connecticut (football team), 233

  Connor, Dan, 299

  consistency, 2, 182–84

  conspiracy theories, 253

  contracts, 83–84, 143, 341

  contradictions, 102

  Cooper, Mike, 125, 127–28

  Corbett, Tom, 334, 340

  Correal, Chuck, 167

  corruption, 78, 111, 138, 146, 312

  Costas, Bob, 221

  Cotton Bowl, 117, 118, 121, 122

  country clubs, 231–32

  Cousins, Kirk, 324–25

  Crittenden, John, 152

  Cruise, Tom, 8

  Culpepper, Charles, 108

  curfew, breaking, 84

  Curley, Tim, 10, 256, 261, 272–75, 289, 293, 303, 328

  charges against, 10, 329

  email of, 274–75, 312

  as Paterno’s boss, 339

  Paterno’s call to, 272–73, 277, 325, 330, 334

  Paterno’s failure to follow up with, 330–31

  Spanier’ support for, 331

  Curry, Bill, 126, 191

  Curry, Jack, 97, 98, 193

  Daily Collegian, 69, 165, 258

  Dallas, Tex., Cotton Bowl in, 117, 118

  Dallas Cowboys, 139, 172, 211

  Davis, Al, 69, 72–73, 137, 336

  Deacons of Dixieland, 301

  defense, 86, 88–95, 100, 115, 122, 128, 164, 167, 183, 279, 308

  challenges of, 89

  eight front players and, 90–91

  for Fiesta Bowl, 213, 220, 222 4–4–3, 90

  go to the ball and, 92

  Miami, 211

  in 1982 team, 195

  in 1986 team, 211

  in 1994 team, 228–29

  offense players shifted to, 90, 102–3, 148

  Sandusky and, 188, 210, 213, 248, 250, 256–61, 279

  defensive backs, 30, 49, 148, 213, 290

  defensive linemen, 90

  DeFluri, Fritz, 62

  Delany, Jim, 227

  D’Elia, Guido, 11–13, 138, 164, 260, 268, 292, 306, 324, 325

  on McKenzie, 284

  Paterno’s death and, 365

  on Sandusky, 248, 251

  sexual abuse scandal and, 12–13, 319–21, 325, 326, 332–34, 337, 338, 339, 346–47

  del Sarto, Andrea, 298

  Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, 105

  democracy, 78

  Democrats, 119

  Denver, John, 172

  destiny, 20, 35

  Devine, Dan, 122

  Dickerson, Eric, 203

  DiMaggio, Joe, 182

  Disney World, 232

  Division I, 325

  Dodd, Bobby, 88, 149

  Doolittle, Bill, 52

  Dozier, D. J., 217, 221

  Dranov, Jonathan, 276–77

  Drape, Joe, 289

  drinking:

  of Alma Pohland, 71

  of George Paterno, 283, 286

  of Paterno, 174, 247

  of players, 93–94, 173, 294, 314, 369

  of reporters, 111

  Duckett, T. J., 259

  Dunnavant, Keith, 161–62

  eastern football, lack of respect for, 110, 111, 116–17, 165

  Ebbets Field, 92

  education, 12, 65–66, 108

  academic standards and, 104–5, 106, 127, 135, 149, 153, 163, 171–72, 206–8, 284

  of blacks, 127, 207–8

  Einstein, Albert, 243

  Eisenberg, Bob, 217–18

  Eisner, Will, 44

  election of 1968, U.S., 119, 121

  Elk Lick (later Salisbury), Pa., 46, 47, 52

  Ellis, Buddy, 150

  email:

  furious, 297

  interoffice, 274–75, 312, 314, 331

  Engle, Charles A. “Rip,” 28, 45–47, 50–54

  background of, 47

  coaching style of, 62–63

  gentleness of, 62–63

  gloominess and pessimism of, 46, 62

  Paterno inspired by, 47, 62

  Paterno offered job by, 51–53

  at Penn State, 46, 51–54, 60, 62–65, 69, 85, 88, 131, 135, 355

  retirement of, 69, 252

  USC offer of, 64

  Engle, Cora, 47

  English, Paterno’s correcting of, 355–56

  English literature, 45, 57

  Engram, Bobby, 228, 348

  ESPN, 197, 223, 294–95, 314, 340–41

  Ewbank, Weeb, 53, 68, 143

  examples, coaches as, 1, 99

  excellence, 327

  Angelo Paterno’s standing for, 28

  Paterno’s views on, 2, 28, 150, 203

  Exorcist, The (Blatty), 19, 34

  Eymer, Clarence, 55

  facilities, 158

  fairness, 105, 107, 108, 121, 132, 235

  fatum (fate), 35, 52, 87

  fellowships, 150

  Felshin, Max, 55

  Fenn, Steve, 105

  Fiedler, Leslie, 70

  Fiesta Bowl (1987), 210–24, 250

  days leading up to, 215

  good vs. evil narrative in, 210, 215

  skits before, 215–16

  fire trucks, 202

  Fitzgerald, F. Scott, 5, 111

  Fleischhauer, David, 258

  Florida (state), 71

  bowl games in, 117, 118, 126

  segregation in, 126

  Florida State Seminoles, 95–96, 108, 226, 292, 309–10

  Flounders, Bob, 293–94

  Flynn, Errol, 35

  food, 40, 51, 62, 82, 174, 231, 338

  cheesecake, 355

  ice cream, 65, 280, 355

  football, 5, 24, 26, 28–32, 44–47, 49–54, 60–73, 81

  areas of concentration for, 110–11

  at Brooklyn Prep, 29–32, 38, 44, 45, 54, 108

  at Brown, 29, 30, 38, 44, 45, 49–52, 54, 68, 85, 145, 283

  coaching of, see coaches, coaching

  cost of, 226

  Graham’s playing of, 44–45

  in 1950s and 1960s, 65

  Paterno’s attempt at reinvention of, 88–94

  Paterno’s playing of, 4, 19, 28–32, 38, 44, 45, 49–50, 51, 54, 85, 88, 108, 145

  professional, 107, 136–42

  recruiting for, see recruiting

  Football Hall of Fame, 104

  football players:

  no-drinking rule and, 93–94

  score sheet for, 266–67

  football plays, 78, 182–83, 197, 348

  naming of, 91

  offense vs. defense and, 89

  quarterback’s calling of, 66

  simplicity and, 66–67

  trick, 67

  Football Press Guide (1949), 54

  Ford, Gerald, 12, 154

  Fordham, 44–45

  Forney, Travis, 258

  Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 284–85

  foster children, 251

  foul language, 131

  Fox, Derek, 258

  Foxborough, Mass., 136, 140

  fraternities, 48–49, 105

  Frederiksen, Nils, 330

  Freeh, Louis, 11

  Frewsburg, N.Y., 213–14

  Friday-night gatherings, 173–75

  Fridays, 86

  Frost, Robert, 243

  fund-raising, 158, 188, 204–6, 301–2, 304, 372

  Fusina, Chuck, 164, 166, 217

  Ganim, Sara, 329–30

  Ganter, Fran, 192, 219, 220, 261, 297, 340

  Garban, Steve, 303

  Garrity, Gregg, 200, 201, 348

  Gates, Bill, 370

  Gator Bowl, 97, 126

  Georgia (football team), 198–201, 203, 213

  Gerber, Daniel F., 44

  Gettysburg Address, 144

  Gettysburg College, 144

  Giacomarro, Ralph, 196

  Gibson, Vince, 1
00

  Giftopoulos, Pete, 221, 223

  Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 33

  Glenside, Pa., 358–59

  Goldberg, Rube, 44

  Google, 312

  Gophers, see Minnesota Gophers

  “go to the ball,” 92

  Graham, Earl “Zev,” 31, 44–45, 181–82

  Grambling, 328

  Grand Experiment, The, 108–10, 114, 142, 173, 290, 335

  Great Depression, 22–24

  Green Bay Packers, 126, 137, 252

  Gricar, Ray, 253

  Guman, Mike, 167

  guns, 8

  Haden, Pat, 356

  hair, 40, 212, 215

  hairspray, 215–16

  Haldeman, H. R., 120

  halfback pass, 67

  Hali, Tamba, 310, 356

  Hall, Galen, 297, 346

  Ham, Jack, 92, 104, 115, 217

  Hamlet’s soliloquy, 298–99

  Hamtramck, Mich., 357

  handshaking, postgame, 85

  Haney, Travis, 299

  happiness, 79, 140, 153, 154, 195, 209

  Happy Valley, 65, 164, 324, 331

  Harlow, Dick, 47, 52

  Harrell, Chris, 363–64

  Harris, Franco, 92, 109, 115–16, 118, 148, 172, 217, 368

  Paterno defended by, 343

  Harris, Jennifer, 189

  Harris, Pete, 172

  Harrisburg, Pa., 111, 128, 163, 201–2, 325

  Paterno memorial in, 26

  Harrisburg Patriot-News, 293–94, 326, 329–30

  Hartings, Jeff, 228

  Harvard University, 47

  hatred, 2, 6, 7, 147

  Hayes, Woody, 88, 109, 110, 118, 143, 191, 288

  Hayman, Gary, 149–50

  Heisman Trophy, 68, 152, 153–54, 164, 173, 195, 199, 228, 289

  Hemingway, Ernest, 5, 38, 242, 245, 293

  Henne, Chad, 309

  Henry, Charles, 219

  Hercules’ twelve labors, 164

  Herd, Chuck, 149

  heroes, 26, 35, 56, 165

  Hershey, Milton, 44

  Hershey, Pa., amusement park in, 132

  Herskowitz, Mickey, 136

  Hertzel, Bob, 113

  Hettinger, Scott, 356–57

  Higgins, Bob, 7

  Highsmith, Alonzo, 211, 219, 220, 221

  Hill, Jess, 63–64

  Hilton, Conrad, 44

  Hiroshima, bombing of, 37, 38

  history, 232

  Hoboken, N.J., 264

  Hoboken Police Department, 264

  Holden, Tim, 297–98

  Homer, Arthur B., 49

  homosexuality, 189

  Honig, Dick, 288

  honor, success and, 79

  Hort, Chris, 132, 297

  Hotchner, A. E., 245

  Hotel Astor, 71

  Hufnagel, John, 128

  Hurricanes, see Miami Hurricanes

  Hyman, Mervin, 170–71

  ice cream, 65, 280, 355

  I formation, 85

  Illinois (football team), 309, 327, 328

  “Immaculate Reception,” 92

  Indiana (football), 229, 257, 298, 299–300, 302, 327

  injuries, 100, 151, 154, 193, 361, 364

  of Chris Hort, 297

  knee, 359

  of Paterno, 31, 96, 311, 326–27

  of Taliaferro, 267–68, 343

  of Walker, 199

  inspiration:

  of Paterno, 47, 62, 209–10, 243

  of players, 195

  Sandusky as, 248

  Interfaith Movement Inc., 55–57, 126

  Internet, 269, 343

  investigations:

  of Florida, 297

  of Phillips, 290

  investigations (sexual abuse scandal), 11, 329–30

  interoffice email and, 274–75

  1998 incident and, 253–56, 281

  2001 incident and, 270, 271, 273

  see also Pennsylvania grand jury

  Iowa (football team), 228, 237, 288–89, 296, 297

  Iraq War, 365–66

  Irish immigrants, 64

  Irvin, Michael, 211, 219, 220, 221

  Irwin, Mike, 84

  Isom, Ray, 213, 220, 222, 223

  Israel, David, 165

  Israeli athletes, 142

  Italian Americans, 25, 27, 29, 72, 367

  Italian immigration, 25

  Italy, 143, 347

  Izzo, Anthony, 25

  Jackson, Keith, 200

  Jackson, Kenny, 128, 184–85, 188, 193, 271

  James, Bill, ix

  James Madison, 32–33, 233

  Janocko, Tim, 353–54

  Japan, in World War II, 216

  Jenkins, Dan, 112, 114

  Jenkins, Sally, 254, 347–48

  Jersey Shore, 70, 187

  Jesuits, 33

  Jesus Christ, Sermon on the Mount of, 250–51

  Jews, 105

  “Joe must go” activities, 296–297

  Joe Paterno (G. Paterno), 56, 286, 287

  Joe Paterno (Hyman and White), 170–71

  “Joe Paterno Day,” 143

  Joe Robbie Stadium, 285

  Johnson, Ed, 299

  Johnson, Eddie, 222

  Johnson, Jimmy, 215, 216, 221

  Johnson, Larry, Jr., 217, 265, 287–90

  Johnson, Larry, Sr., 265

  Johnson, Ron, 258

  Johnson, Tim, 222

  Johnson, Tony, 289

  Johnson, William, 153

  jokes, 215–16, 234

  Jones, Gordie, 261

  Jones, Steve, 306

  Jordan, Bryce, 205–6

  Jordan, Pat, 297

  Junction, Tex., 162

  justice, 11, 55

  Kansas State Wildcats, 100, 101–2, 116, 117, 120

  Karpinski, Carl, 357

  Karpinski, Keith, 357

  Kay, Clarence, 200

  Kelly, Jim, 90

  Kelly, Linda, 334

  Kennedy, Bobby, 147

  Kennedy, John F., 118, 147

  Kent State, 147

  Kentucky (football team), 165

  Kilgore, Dean, 161–62

  King, Justin, 306–7, 308

  King, Martin Luther, 56, 147

  Kiski School, 232

  kitchen tables, 5–6, 130, 303

  knee surgery, 359

  Knight, Bob, 226

  Knight, Phil, 174

  Korea, 38, 39, 41, 346

  Koufax, Sandy, 249

  Kwalick, Ted, 368

  Lancaster (Pa.) Intelligencer, 261

  Lancaster (Pa.) Sunday News, 279–80

  Landau, Martin, 33

  Landry, Tom, 139

  Lapointe, Joe, 258

  LaPorta, Phil, 150

  Lastinger, John, 200

  Latin, 35, 182

  Latrobe, Pa., 115

  Layden, Tim, 257

  leaders, leadership, 372

  black, 207

  Paterno’s views on, 39, 60, 88, 162, 207

  Leahy, Frank, 137

  Lenkaitis, Bill, 94

  Leonardo da Vinci, 29

  leukemia, 136, 151, 154

  Levy, DeAndre, 311

  Lincoln, Abraham, 144, 232

  linebackers, 90, 127, 150, 211, 217, 248, 257, 357

  Conlan as, 213, 214, 217

  “Fritz” (weak-side), 62–63

  in 1992, 284–85

  Radakovich and, 250

  line of scrimmage, 90, 91

  Lion in Winter, The, 317

  Lion King, The (movie), 263

  Lippmann, Walter, 78–79

  literature, 45, 57, 70

  Litterelle, Jim, 355

  Lombardi, Vince, 2, 8, 28, 119, 137, 191

  Paterno compared with, 25, 67, 73, 83, 84, 88, 140

  retirement of, 252

  at St. Cecilia, 31, 32

  Longhorns, see Texas Longhorns

  Looney, Douglas, 171, 178–79

  Lord’s Prayer, 349

  Los A
ngeles Times, 142

  losing, 100, 127–28, 131, 139, 258–59, 306, 308–9, 343

  fear of, 82, 96, 102

  in 1992, 285

  in 2000, 264–66, 285–86

  in 2001, 278, 280, 285–86

  in 2002, 288–89

  in 2003 and 2004, 296, 297, 298

  Louisiana State, 151, 152

  love, 2, 61, 70, 147, 149

  LoVecchio, Matt, 299, 300

  Lowry, Calvin, 300

  Lucas, Richie “Riverboat,” 68

  Luedeke, Rob, 358

  Lyon, Bill, 111, 174, 193, 197

  Lyons, Charles, Jr., 207

  M*A*S*H (TV show), 346

  McAlvey, Dennis, 264

  MacArthur, Douglas, 162

  McCallum, Jack, 259, 260

  McCann, Donal, 75

  Macchia Albanese, 25

  McClelland, Leo “Hollywood,” 173

  McCloskey, Mike, 193, 196

  McCoy, Ernie, 61, 69, 83, 95

  McGinn, Dan, 319–21, 338, 339

  McKay, John, 110–11, 165

  McKenzie, Rich, 284–85

  McKeesport, Pa., 218

  McQueary, John, 270, 276

  McQueary, Mike, 10, 269–77, 281, 297, 325, 329, 330, 335, 336–37

  Magic Defense, 199, 200, 213

  Mahoney, Frank, 45

  Maisel, Ivan, 278

  Major League Baseball, 228

  Manningham, Mario, 309

  Maraniss, David, 119

  Marine Corps, 369

  Marino, Dan, 188

  Markewich, Arthur, 55

  Markovich, Mark, 150, 151

  Marrone, Christian, 249, 259–60, 361

  Marshall Plan, 38

  Maryland (football team), 85, 116, 152, 165, 172, 210

  Mason, Glen, 258

  media, 152, 226, 368

  controversy and, 269

  McKenzie and, 284

  Paterno’s firing and, 343

 

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