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Mourners pay respect to Paterno during a public viewing at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on the campus of Penn State on Tuesday. Getty Images

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A vehicle with former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno’s casket leaves Beaver Stadium en route to his burial site in State College yesterday. Reuters

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Condolence notes found are left at Paterno Library in State College. Reuters

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Co-founder and chairman of Nike, Phil Knight (center), shares a laugh with former Penn State interim football coach Tom Bradley (right), as they walk toward the viewing at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center yesterday. Getty Images

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Former Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary walks toward the entrance to pay respect to Paterno yesterday. Getty Images

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Pallbearers including sons Jay Paterno, foreground center, and Scott Paterno, foreground right, carry the casket after funeral services at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center yesterday. AP

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Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer and former Penn State running back Franco Harris, left, attends the public viewing on Tuesday. AP Photo

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Former Penn State and New England Patriots tight end Kyle Brady attends the viewing on Tuesday. AP Photo

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Former Penn State and NFL running back Ki-jana Carter attends former football coach Joe Paterno’s funeral in State College, Pa., yesterday. Thousands lined the frigid streets while family and friends of Paterno gathered inside a private funeral hall on Wednesday to mourn a man whose towering image was shaken by his inaction in a child sex abuse scandal. Reuters

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A sign is displayed in front of an insurance office in Bethlehem, Pa. AP Photo

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Paterno’s hearse passes through downtown State College en route to his burial site yesterday. Reuters

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Penn State students mourn after former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno’s hearse passed by Beaver Stadium yesterday. Reuters

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