Paterno salary secret revealed – Patriot-News
I have never understood why the Patriot-News was so determined to find out Joe Paterno’s salary. I say this as a supporter of a vigorous free press in favor of Sunshine Laws too. Is it that important to know how much he makes, especially given that he is paid by the Nittany Lion Club? In a state as dysfunctional as Pennsylvania was going after Paterno’s salary the best use of the Patriot-News’ resources?
The Collegian compares his salary with that of Bobby Bowden, Ron Zook and Jim Tressel. I’d like to see a specific breakdown of what he makes compared to all of the Big11Ten. I’ll see if I can find that over lunch. According to the CDT, it looks like Paterno is in the bottom third of compensation amongst his conference peers. He could very well make up for this “disparity” with other outside contracts like the one he has with Nike.
Speaking of lunch, I should have the latest Beano Watch done by the end of lunch today.
