JoePa's glasses net $9,000 at charity auction

Posted February 20, 2010 10:00 pm

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Two Penn State graduates are paying $9,000 for a chance to see through Joe Paterno's glasses.

The bid from Michelle and Kevin Coppola won an auction for the pair of smoky, thick-rimmed spectacles donated by the Nittany Lions' football coach. The auction which benefited Penn State Public Broadcasting started online and wrapped up at a dinner Saturday.

Famous for wearing his glasses on the sideline, the farsighted Paterno had eye surgery last month to improve his vision. The 83-year-old Hall of Famer still needs glasses to read, though he appears to be done wearing the Coke bottle-thick glasses.

A spokesman for JoePa says the timing of the surgery and auction was a coincidence.

Paterno leads major college football coach with 394 career victories.

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