Joe Paterno to Remain in Brown Hall of Fame
Ken Bell
Brown News Release…
University Athletic Hall of Fame considered the status of Joe Paterno.
The Board chose not to remove him from the rolls of honored Brown
athletes.
The Board of Directors of the Brown University Athletic Hall of
Fame, an independent body that administers the Hall of Fame, has
considered the status of Joe Paterno and has issued the following
statement:
At its meeting on Thursday, September 6, 2012 the Board of Directors
of the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame took up the question of
whether to remove Joe Paterno from among the University's Hall of Fame
athletes. It voted not to remove him.
Paterno, a member of the Class of 1950 (A.B., English, magna cum
laude), was inducted into the Hall of Fame on May 18, 1978. His
election to the Hall of Fame recognized Paterno's outstanding career as a
player at Brown, quarterbacking the celebrated varsity football team of
1949, and his contributions to college sports.
In choosing not to remove Paterno from the list of Brown's Hall of
Fame athletes, the Board of Directors did not intend to diminish the
tragic events that occurred at Penn State toward the end of Coach
Paterno's career. It sought, rather, to acknowledge the recognition of
the achievements for which it elected Paterno to the Hall of Fame nearly
35 years ago.
The Brown Athletic Hall of Fame was organized in 1971 “to recognize
alumni and others who, through outstanding performance and achievement
in the fields of athletics, have brought special honor to Brown.” It is
managed by an independent Board of Directors consisting of up to 20
total members. Directors serve terms of three years with no limit on
consecutive terms.
