Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in films, on television and on Broadway in the original “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” has died at age 81.
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, the retired Catholic archbishop of Philadelphia whose competence to be a witness in an upcoming church sex abuse trial was hotly debated in court, died in his sleep on Tuesday, the church said. The cardinal, 88, led the Philadelphia archdiocese, the state’s sixth largest, from 1988 to 2003. Church spokeswoman Donna Farrell said Bevilacqua died at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, the traditional home for the leaders of the Philadelphia archdiocese, where he had lived since retirement. …
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Penn State’s Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in major college football history who was fired in November over a child sexual abuse scandal involving an assistant that rocked America, died on Sunday of lung cancer. He was 85. Paterno won adoration from fans of the highly successful and profitable Penn State football program and they unleashed abuse at the university board of trustees who fired him unceremoniously after 46 years as head coach, tarnishing his outsized legacy. …
Pleased Valley was perfect for Joe Paterno, a place where “JoePa” knew best, where he not only won more football games than any other major college coach, but won them the right way: with integrity and sportsmanship. A place where character came initially, championships second.
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in major college football history who was fired in November over a child sexual abuse scandal involving an assistant that rocked America, died on Sunday of lung cancer. He was 85.
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