Joe Paterno Undergoes Hip Replacement Surgery
The New York Times is reporting that Joe Paterno underwent hip replacement surgery today. The doctors hope he will be walking by Monday (ed. Doesn’t that seem too soon?) and coaching by the time the players return from Thanksgiving vacation.
Read more at the New York Times.
PS Mark Viera, who are you? You write every NYT story related to Penn State. We would love to network with you. If you see this, send us an email!
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