Joe Paterno n'est plus.

Loin de moi l'idée de diminuer l'impact des sévices endurés par les victimes de Jerry Sandusky , ancien entraîneur de Penn State. J'ai tout de même des sentiments partagés au moment de la mort du légendaire entraîneur Joe Paterno, le responsable du programme de football de l'université au moment des gestes reprochés à Sandusky. Paterno avait rapporté les faits aux autorités, mais moralement il se devait de faire plus. Coach Paterno, une institution aux États-Unis, aura donc passé les dernières années et les derniers mois de sa vie dans le maladie et le scandale. La légende demeure, mais à jamais entachée par la dépravation d'un homme et le silence coupable des autorités... Lorsque les priorités ne sont pas respectées...

Reportage dans le Washington post:

"“It is with great sadness that we announce that Joe Paterno passed away earlier today,” the family said in a statement. “His loss leaves a void in our lives that will never be filled.

“He died as he lived. He fought hard until the end, stayed positive, thought only of others and constantly reminded everyone of how blessed his life had been. His ambitions were far reaching, but he never believed he had to leave this Happy Valley to achieve them. He was a man devoted to his family, his university, his players and his community.”

 Mr. Paterno’s ascent, followed by his sudden firing at age 84, formed one of the most tragic narratives in modern athletic history.

Affectionately known as “JoePa,” Mr. Paterno began his 46-season tenure as Penn State’s head coach in 1966 after having served as assistant coach for 16 years. His teams won a record 409 games over that span with five undefeated and untied seasons and two national championships. He was the all-time winningest coach in major college football history. Moreover, his players and his team had one of the highest graduation rates in the country among athletes.

Mr. Paterno was shaken to the core this past fall when a grand jury report alleged that his former assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky, had sexually assaulted underage boys.

Sandusky, Mr. Paterno’s longtime defensive coordinator and trusted lieutenant until he retired in 1999, was charged with assaulting eight boys over the course of 15 years, some of them while he was an assistant coach. Following the release of that report, other alleged victims also began to come forward. Sandusky had made contact with the boys through the Second Mile, a charity he founded to help troubled youngsters."

 http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/joe-paterno-dies-at-85/2011/12/09/gIQAS9eXIQ_story.html?hpid=z3