Penn State alumni returning to campus this weekend for the annual spring football game had one more chance to honor the late Joe Paterno.

State College Mourns Joe Paterno
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The Hall of Fame coach died at age 85 in January, less than three months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. The Blue-White spring game was the first event at Beaver Stadium since Paterno’s death.

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Many people left bouquets of blue-and-white carnations at the life-sized, bronzed statue of Paterno outside the stadium. Others wore T-shirts that read “Joe Knows Football.”

Special Olympics of Pennsylvania held a 5K race Sunday in Paterno’s name. The charity, which is championed by Paterno’s widow, Sue Paterno, says it expects to raise nearly $300,000, triple the amount from last year.

She thanked well-wishers for the outpouring of support.

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