who was fired from penn state
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Joe Paterno was fired by the Penn State board of trustees Wednesday night despite saying he would retire as coach after the football season ended, brought down by the growing furor over the handling of child sex-abuse allegations against a former assistant coach. Penn State President Graham Spanier was also ousted. The 84-year-old Paterno, who has spent 61 years at the university, reacted to the decision from the front door of his home, NFL.com's Jeff Darlington reported.