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Moment of silence for Paterno at PSU-Iowa wrestling match
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - At the first athletic event on Penn State's campus since Joe Paterno's death Sunday, Nittany Lions fans remembered the football coach with a moment of silence - and a standing ovation.
The scene occurred at the highly anticipated wrestling match between Iowa and Penn State at Rec Hall. The gym announcer asked fans to observe a moment of silence, and then the capacity crowd of more than 6,500 gave a 30-second standing ovation while an image of Paterno flashed on two video boards.
The screen flashed the words "Joseph Vincent Paterno. 1926-2012," just below a picture of a smiling Paterno, wearing a blue tie and blue sweater vest with arms crossed across his chest.
Penn State wrestling fans Gary Reed, left, of Huntingdon, Pa., and George Hoover, righ, of Port Matilda, Pa., applaud after a moment of silence in honor of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno before a wrestling match against Iowa, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in State College, Pa. Paterno died Sunday at the age of 85. (AP Photo/John Beale)
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