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The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame will honor former Penn State coach Joe Paterno as one of its inducteees this year.
Among the 12-member class announced Tuesday will be two players that Paterno coached — quarterback Chuck Fusina and kicker Matt Bahr. The induction will take place on Oct. 24 at Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia, Pa.
Paterno was removed as Nittany Lions coach during the 2011 season after 46 years on the job in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal. Penn State was hit with sanctions and probation, and Paterno was stripped of 111 of his NCAA Division I-record 409 victories from his coaching career that were restored by the NCAA in January.
Paterno, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, guided the Nittany Lions to five undefeated and untied seasons, national championships in 1982 and 1986, and Big Ten titles in 1994, 2005 and 2008.
Two months after Paterno was dismissed in 2011, he died of cancer.
Also inducted into the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame will be Bernie Parent of the Philadelphia Flyers, basketball coach PJ Carlesimo, swimmer Kristy Kowal, linebacker Neal Olkewicz, Pitt football coach Foge Fazio, college and NFL football player Bill Koman, college and NFL football player Eric Crabtree, golfer Chip Lutz and wrestler Gray Simons. Former Gov. Ed Rendell will receive the first Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Award for Pioneering Leadership in Pennsylvania Sports.
