Historically Speaking: The Tragic Death of Joe Paterno
By John B. Manbeck
A Brooklyn Historian
Special to the Brooklyn Eagle
Flatbush-born Joe Paterno died this week after being scandalized for the Penn State child sex imbroglio fostered by Jerry Sandusky. Now Sandusky can take credit for the death of the 85-year-old Paterno as well as ruining the lives of many boys.
When I wrote a column here back on November 17, suggesting that Paterno was a scapegoat and was not guilty until all the facts were in, I was criticized that I had defended a sex pervert. Not so. I’m sure Sandusky eventually will go down as the alleged criminal he is but other parties out there are guiltier than Paterno ever was.