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Joe Paterno Falls at Home

RECOVERY

Breaks pelvis, but won't need surgery.

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Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno fractured his pelvis after falling at his home Saturday and admitted to the hospital Sunday. Paterno, 85, who was fired over the child sex abuse scandal of his former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, will not require surgery and is expected to make a full recovery. Paterno is also undergoing radiation and chemotherapy for lung cancer.

Read it at Associated Press