The Eyeglasses Blog

Joe Paterno recently donated his thick lensed eye glasses to Penn State Public Broadcasting to offer during their 18th annual fundraising event. Paterno was Penn State’s much loved football coach for many years and wore the eyeglasses since his first game there in 1966.

The glasses were bid on byMichelle and Kevin Coppolla, both Penn State grads and football fans. They have mounted the glasses in a shadow box with a color photo of Paterno. The spectacles will be displayed alongside numerous other pieces of Penn State memorabilia. So why pay $9000 for an old pair of eyeglasses? Michelle Coppola was stated, “We think Joe Paterno is one of the greatest football coaches of all time and part of the iconic image of Penn State. This just sounded like a good opportunity to have memorabilia of Penn State and something of Joe that is one of a kind,” she said. “We were pretty determined to have them. They are worth every penny for us.”

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