Workers on Tuesday, July 24, remove the concrete landing area and wall where the Joe Paterno statue once stood in State College, Pennsylvania.
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Workers on Tuesday, July 24, remove the concrete landing area and wall where the Joe Paterno statue once stood in State College, Pennsylvania.
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A girl takes a picture at the site where the statue of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno stood. It sits empty now after it was removed by workers outside Beaver Stadium on Sunday, July 22.
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A girl takes a picture at the site where the statue of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno stood. It sits empty now after it was removed by workers outside Beaver Stadium on Sunday, July 22.
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The statue was removed exactly six months after Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in Division I football history, died of lung cancer.
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The statue was removed exactly six months after Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in Division I football history, died of lung cancer.
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Workers wrap the statue of late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in preparation for its removal on Sunday.
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Workers wrap the statue of late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in preparation for its removal on Sunday.
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The 900-pound bronze statue will be stored in a "secure location" in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, university President Rodney Erickson said.
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The 900-pound bronze statue will be stored in a "secure location" in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, university President Rodney Erickson said.
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Onlookers battle emotions as the statue is removed Sunday.
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Onlookers battle emotions as the statue is removed Sunday.
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Visitors gather around the Paterno statue on Saturday, July 21.
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Visitors gather around the Paterno statue on Saturday, July 21.
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Though the statue was removed from Beaver Stadium, the university library will continue to bear Paterno's name.
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Though the statue was removed from Beaver Stadium, the university library will continue to bear Paterno's name.
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Fans like Rachel O'Brien, center, 20, of Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, have been steadily flocking to the site since Paterno's death in January.
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Fans like Rachel O'Brien, center, 20, of Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, have been steadily flocking to the site since Paterno's death in January.
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The removal of the statue comes ahead of sanctions on Penn State from the NCAA, to be announced Monday.
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The removal of the statue comes ahead of sanctions on Penn State from the NCAA, to be announced Monday.
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A tribue to Paterno sits at the base of the statue on Saturday.
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A tribue to Paterno sits at the base of the statue on Saturday.
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Visitors gather around the statue on Saturday.
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Visitors gather around the statue on Saturday.
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The Paterno statue continued to draw visitors Saturday, a day before it was removed from the stadium.
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The Paterno statue continued to draw visitors Saturday, a day before it was removed from the stadium.
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