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Paterno to receive NCAA’s Gerald R. Ford Award for being role model

Paterno to receive NCAA’s Gerald R. Ford Award for being role model
StateCollege.com Staff

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INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 22) — Penn State football Coach Joe Paterno has been named the winner of the 2011 NCAA President’s Gerald R. Ford Award. NCAA President Mark Emmert will present the award to Paterno on Jan. 13, 2011 at the NCAA Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
“I am honored to present this award to coach Paterno,” Emmert said.
“For me, …

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