(CBS/AP)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Joe Paterno was stunned that Penn State\’s Board of Trustees fired him Wednesday night amid a child sex-abuse scandal involving his one-time heir apparent, a source close to the outgoing football coach told CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian.
The winningest coach in major college football history found out about his termination from a letter hand-delivered by a university employee about 15 minutes before the trustees publicly announced their decision in a press conference, the source said.
\”You give your life to this place, and that\’s how you\’re treated,\” the source said.
Paterno\’s termination sent angry students into the streets where they shouted support for their coach and tipped over a news van.
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Source: Penn State told Paterno of firing by letter
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