His monster dunk over Robin with 3:49 left in the period was one that the Lopez family will be talking about for years.

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What he lost in the final months of his life surely pains the family, but it was the cult of Paterno itself that created the atmosphere that allowed a monster like Sandusky to roam freely.

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