Still Life

With four guide ropes attached to it, the east-side clock face is raised into position. While it didn't seem that windy on the ground on Saturday, Jan. 28, winds higher up were strong, requiring extra guidance to bring the clock face safely to the Old Main bell tower.

Old Main clock faces installed

Ben White of New Vibrations Audio and Video works on a ledge of the Old Main bell tower, to remove the speakers from the old chime system. The company installed a new carillon system today (Jan. 27) that will play a digital recording made of the original Old Main bell that now sits adjacent to Old Main and other bells of comparable sizes.

New carillon, restored clocks being installed

The funeral procession for Joe Paterno made its way past Beaver Stadium and down Porter Road as crowds applauded on Jan. 25. Thousands lined the procession route through the University Park campus and downtown State College to bid a last farewell to Joe Paterno.

Joe Paterno's funeral procession

Coach Joe Paterno was on the field for the first half of the Nittany Lions' football game. Penn State beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 13-3 on Oct. 8, 2011, in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Beaver Stadium.

Joe Paterno through the years

Katie Knobloch and Andrew Adamietz, members of the a capella group Blue in the Face, shared a candle at the vigil held Sunday, Jan. 22, to mourn the death of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who passed away earlier in the day. Several thousand members of the Penn State and State College community came out to the Old Main lawn on Penn State's University Park campus for the vigil.

Thousands mourn Paterno's passing

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Friday, November 6, 2009
John Cappelletti
Credit: Penn State Sports Information John Cappelletti

University Park, Pa. — Penn State's legendary Heisman Trophy winner, John Cappelletti, and national media personality Dan Patrick will be among the participants at the Sports Illustrated Heisman Tour Presented by Nissan here this weekend. The event celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the Heisman Trophy.

The event will be held Saturday, Nov. 7 and will precede the highly-anticipated Penn State-Ohio State clash, which will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Beaver Stadium's 300th game.

The Sports Illustrated Heisman Tour will be located at East Halls, near the intersection of Curtin and Bigler Roads on the Penn State campus. The Heisman Tour experience will open at 10:00 a.m. and include interactive activities and a decade-by-decade display of all previous Heisman Trophy winners.

An autograph session with Patrick, a Sports Illustrated senior writer and national radio show host, will be held from 12:00-1:00 p.m. At 1:00, he will be joined by Cappelletti, who won the 1973 Heisman Trophy, for a question and answer session with fans. From 1:30-2:30 p.m., Cappelletti will be available for autographs.

Fans also will have an opportunity to have their photo taken with the Heisman Trophy.

Cappelletti, who will be inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame on Nov. 12, led Penn State to a 12-0 campaign in 1973. The College Football Hall of Fame inductee ran for 1,522 yards, scoring 17 touchdowns and averaging 5.3 yards per carry. The Nittany Lions defeated LSU to cap the program's first 12-0 season.

Larry Bowa, Bill Conlin, Tommy Lasorda and Merrill Reese are among the others that will join Cappelletti as inductees in the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame's sixth induction class.

Penn State (8-1, 4-1) will host No. 17/15 Ohio State (7-2, 4-1) in Beaver Stadium's 300th game on Saturday. Kickoff for the critical Big Ten clash is set for 3:30 p.m. and will be televised by ABC to more than 70 percent of the nation, with ESPN2 airing the game to the rest of the nation outside of the ABC coverage area.

On Friday, the Nittany Lion basketball team will host an exhibition game at 6:00 p.m vs. Slippery Rock in the Bryce Jordan Center. At approximately 8:00 p.m., the Rally in the Valley will be held in the Jordan Center, featuring Coach Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lion football team.