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bigwillq

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Reply to MarianJack (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 07:05 PM

Jul 2012

Not saying one should've know about the scandal, but it would've been nice to hear a reply that said Paterno donated this or gave such and such to charity or helped those in need etc etc etc

From as long as I could remember, Paterno always seemed like a thug. He was also very homophobic from what I have heard.

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