In Jessica Passini’s version of ‘The Last Supper’ Judas is replaced by a referee. Hope they don’t take it personally… Passini painted a parody of da Vinci’s iconic work after “studying abroad in Italy and examining da Vinci’s work,” according to the Collegian. Her version features: Joe Paterno as Jesus Christ The Nittany Lion as […]
“Harry did a wonderful job for Philadelphia in everything he did. He was fair in his reporting and enthusiastic about the game he covered. He was a class act, one of the greats in the profession, and will be missed.” Joe Paterno, via The Morning Call
Bet when you saw that headline, you thought I was kidding…
The glasses seen here, on the Joe Paterno statue, were stolen, according to a story from the Collegian. The police said that the glasses were stolen between 11 a.m. Friday and 10:58 a.m. Saturday. The frames are just a pair of lens away from being perfect hipster glasses — if we see a metallically bespectacled […]
We’ve already shown you the first mention of Joe Paterno in the New York Times, an article about Brooklyn Prep beating Poly Prep, but we’ve found some more neat items from the archives. The Daily Collegian reported on May 27, 1950 that Joe Paterno, who had been Brown’s quarterback for two years, would be joining […]
Joseph Vincent Paterno is 82 today. The group over at JoePa’s Virtual Birthday Party has been working hard over the past week to create a digital collection of Paterno memories and birthday wishes. They’ve collected some pretty cool stuff. One of the coolest things they have on the site is a happy birthday message from […]