We Are...Because HE Was.
Posted: September 7th, 2016, 10:54 pm
Discuss.
Contributions to Penn State university and Centre County region directly connected to the Paterno family or by the football team during Paterno's tenure:
•Fully funded state-of-the-art library
•Fully funded Spiritual Center
•Major funding for Penn State's All Sports Museum
•Major annual contributions and assisted with fundraising for THON
•Highway system to State College from all 4 directions
•International Airport (requirement from the B1G Conference)
•Helped Penn State get into the B1G conference which allows them to share resources, research, professors, and funding with 13 of the best academic institutions in the country.
•Helped bring Centre County a state-of-the-art arena that is used for hundreds of events per year.
•A 23-7-1 all time record against Pitt
Or do you want to discuss his ability to graduate so many of his players with high academics:
•47 academic all Americans
•2nd highest graduation rate in the B1G behind only Northwestern