Penn State removes Joe Paterno statue

Workers handle the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno before removing it on July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa. The university announced that it was taking down the monument in the wake of an FBI report that found the late coach and three other top Penn State administrators concealed sex abuse claims against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

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Penn State Office of Physical Plant workers cover the statue of former football coach Joe Paterno near Beaver Stadium on Penn State's campus in State College, Pa., on July 22, 2012.

Police surround the Joe Paterno statue at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., on July 22, 2012. The statue was removed from its location early that morning.

A worker hangs a blue tarp over the fence that was installed around the Joe Paterno statue as crews worked to remove the statue in State College, Pa. on July 22, 2012.

Workers place a tarp on a fence in front of the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno before removing it, July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa. The famed statue of Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday, eliminating a key piece of the iconography surrounding the once-sainted football coach accused of burying child sex abuse allegations against a retired assistant.

Workers handle the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno before removing the statue, July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa.

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Police and construction workers surrounded the Joe Paterno statue in State College, Pa., July 22, 2012. A chain-link fence was erected around the perimeter surrounding the statue. Two dump trucks, a flatbed truck and a forklift were at the scene.

Workers handle the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno before removing the statue, July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa.

A worker handles the covered hand and head on the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno before it is removed, July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa.

Signs of support are displayed at the base of the statue of Joe Paterno located outside Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., July 20, 2012.

Workers place a tarp on a fence in front of the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno before removing it, July 22, 2012 in State College, Pa.

A Penn State University police officer stands in front of Beaver Stadium during the removal of the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, July 22, 2012 in State College, Pa.

Spectators watch and photograph the removal of the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, July 22, 2012 in State College, Pa.

The statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno is moved inside a garage at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., on July 22, 2012.

A covering lies on top of the head of the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno before it is removed, July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa.

The statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno is moved inside a garage at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., on July 22, 2012.

Penn State students Courtney Brenner, left and Mike Elliott of Lancaster, Pa. sit near the Joe Paterno statue, July 22, 2012. They said they were there to show their support for Paterno.

People visit the Joe Paterno statue early on July 22, 2012. in State College, Pa.

Fans wait to have a photo taken with the statue of Joe Paterno located outside Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., July 20, 2012.

A visitor takes pictures of the site where the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno stood, right rear, on July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa.

Visitors look through a fence to view the site where the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno stood on July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa.

The area where Joe Paterno's statue and other items were displayed is empty outside Beaver Stadium, July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa.

Police tape surrounds the site outside Beaver Stadium Monday morning, July 23, 2012, where the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was removed on July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa.

The area where Joe Paterno's statue and other items were displayed is empty on July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa.

A woman who didn't want to be named, cries while on her phone as the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno is removed at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., on July 22, 2012.

Visitors take photos and view the site where the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno stood on July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa.

State College and Penn State University police form a line in front of Beaver Stadium moments after the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was removed, July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa.

State College and Penn State University police form a line in front of Beaver Stadium before the removal of the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, July 22, 2012 in State College, Pa.

The outline of part of a football statue is visible on the wall after its removal on July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa.

The site where the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno stood on July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa.

The site outside Beaver Stadium, where the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno stood on July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa.

This is Beaver Stadium, home of the Nitany Lions college football team, on the Penn State University main campus in State College. Pa., photographed on Monday morning, July 23, 2012. College sports' governing body dealt several blows to the storied football program on July 23, 2012, less than two weeks after a devastating report accused coach Joe Paterno and other top university officials of concealing child sex abuse allegations against a retired assistant coach for years to avoid bad publicity. The college will be fined $60 million, and barred from playing in bowl games from four years.

This is a Penn State University logo on the side of a merchandise trailer outside Beaver Stadium, home of the Nitany Lions college football team, on the Penn State University main campus in State College, Pa., July 23, 2012.