Joe Paterno's Penn State memorial service

Reserved seating is shown prior to a memorial service for former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in State College, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Paterno died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 of lung cancer. He was 85.

Flower, candles and other memorabilia are shown near the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in front of Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Paterno died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 of lung cancer. He was 85.

Sue Paterno is given a standing ovation and is embraced as she enters the memorial service for her husband, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, in State College, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Paterno died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 of lung cancer. He was 85.

Flower, candles and other memorabilia are shown near the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in front of Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Paterno died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 of lung cancer. He was 85.

Students wait to board a campus bus with a "Paterno Proud" sign at Penn State University in State College, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 of lung cancer. He was 85.

Doug Sumpman of Columbia, Pa., pays his respects to former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno at the coaches statue in front of Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Paterno died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 of lung cancer. He was 85.

Flower, candles and other memorabilia are shown near the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in front of Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Paterno died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 of lung cancer. He was 85.

Fans surround flowers, candles and other memorabilia near the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in front of Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Paterno died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 of lung cancer. He was 85.

Martha Rouch, of Lancaster, Pa., arrives for a memorial service for former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in State College, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Paterno died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 of lung cancer. He was 85.

Library staff wearing "Joe Knows Librarians," carrying a Joe Paterno standee for people to post notes, move from the foyer for a group photo in the Paterno Library on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 in State College, Pa. Paterno died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 of lung cancer. He was 85.

Doug Sumpman of Columbia, Pa., sports a Joe Paterno tattoo while paying his respects near the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in front of Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Paterno died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 of lung cancer. He was 85.

Keppy Arnoldsen of Huntingdon writes a note addressed to former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in the library on the Penn State University campus in State College, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Paterno died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 of lung cancer. He was 85.

Fans surround flowers, candles and other memorabilia near the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in front of Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Paterno died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 of lung cancer. He was 85.

People arrive for a memorial service for former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in State College, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Paterno died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 of lung cancer. He was 85.

Reserved seating is shown prior to a memorial service for former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in State College, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Paterno died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 of lung cancer. He was 85.

Penn State associate football coach Joe Paterno directs players at State College, Pa., Jan. 28, 1965. Paterno, who racked up more wins than anyone else in major college football but was fired from Penn State amid a child sex abuse scandal, died January 22, 2012, after being treated for lung cancer. He was 85.

New Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno poses with his family — AP Photo/Paul Vathis

New Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno poses with his one-year-old daughter Mary Kathryn on his lap and his wife Suzanne, with two-year-old daughter Diana Lynne, at their home in University Park, Pa., Feb. 16, 1966.

Franco Harris and Joe Paterno — Getty Images/Lane Stewart

Penn State Franco Harris (34) walks off field with coach Joe Paterno after a game against Syracuse, on Oct. 16, 1971.

Joe Paterno and Chris Schenkel — Getty Images/ Rich Clarkson

Penn State coach Joe Paterno on the sidelines with ABC Sports announcer Chris Schenkel before the Sugar Bowl against Oklahoma in New Orleans, Jan. 1, 1973.

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, right, looks at the Lambert trophy in New York, along with Penn State's Robert J. Scannell, Dean of the College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, and Edward M. Czekaj, Director of Athletics, Dec. 6, 1973.

Head Coach Joe Paterno of the Penn State Nittany Lions NCAA football team in this portrait circa early 1980's at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno takes a victory ride from his players on the field at the Superdome after winning the Sugar Bowl and national championship in New Orleans, Jan. 1, 1983.

Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno waves as he gets a victory ride in the Louisiana Superdome after winning the national championship with a 27-23 win over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Jan. 1, 1983.

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno celebrates as he is carried off the field after a 27-23 victory against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, to claim the national championship, at the Superdome in New Orleans, Jan. 1, 1983.

Penn State coach Joe Paterno is carried after defeating Miami, 14-10, in the Fiesta Bowl, to win the national championship, in Tempe, Ariz., Jan. 2, 1987.

Penn State head coach Joe Paterno smiles as he celebrates his team's victory over the University of Oregon in the Rose Bowl college game in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 2, 1995.

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno cheers on his players as he runs onto the field before a game against Bowling Green in State College, Pa., Sept. 12, 1998.

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno leads his team onto the field before a game against Akron, in State College, Pa., Sept. 4, 2004.

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno pauses on the sidelines during the fourth quarter of his team's 14-7 loss to Northwestern, in State College, Pa., Nov. 6, 2004.

Head coach Joe Paterno of the Penn State Nittany Lions watches from the sidelines as his team takes on the Florida State Seminoles during the FedEx Orange Bowl on Jan. 3, 2006 at Dolphins Stadium in Miami, Florida.

Penn State coach Joe Paterno waves to the crowd in the fourth quarter of Penn State's 37-13 win over Michigan State in an NCAA college football game in State College, Pa., Nov. 20, 2004.

Joe Paterno with the Orange Bowl award — Getty Images/A. Messerschmidt

Joe Paterno, head coach of Penn State, with the Orange Bowl award at the FedEx Orange Bowl between Penn State and Florida State at Dolphins Stadium in Miami, Florida on Jan. 3, 2006.

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno walks the field during warm-ups before Penn State's NCAA college football game against Buffalo in State College, Pa., Sept. 15, 2007.

Penn State head coach Joe Paterno kicks the turf as he walks along the sideline during NCAA college football game against Iowa in State College, Pa., Oct. 6, 2007.

Penn State coach Joe Paterno watches his football team practice, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, in State College, Pa.

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno arrives home Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, in State College, Pa. Paterno said he was "absolutely devastated" by the developments in the case of Jerry Sandusky, a former defensive coordinator accused of molesting eight boys over 15 years.

Joe Paterno and his, wife, Susan, stand on their porch to thank supporters gathered outside their home after John P. Surma, chairman and chief executive officer of the Penn State Board of Trustees, announced the firing of Paterno as head football coach and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach, Nov. 9, 2011, in State College, Pa.