Joe Paterno dead at 85

Joe Paterno died from lung cancer this morning. He was 85.

News of his death was prematurely reported by the media earlier, but now it's official. RIP

From Bloomberg:

Joe Paterno, who set records for longevity and on-field success as Penn State University’s football coach before being fired because of his handling of a child-sex abuse scandal involving a former assistant, has died. He was 85.

Surrounded by family, Paterno died from lung cancer at 9:25 a.m. today at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, Pennsylvania, the hospital said in a statement. Paterno was diagnosed in November, a few days after his dismissal.