All proceeds from the DVD sales will be donated to charity, spokesman Dan McGinn said. Various media outlets have expressed interest in selling copies of the memorial service, according to a statement released by Scott Paterno on Monday.
“The main objective for the family is that they don’t want DVDs or materials being sold until all of the appropriate legal and charitable issues can be addressed,” McGinn said.
He said the Paterno family wants to produce the videos “the right way” and ensure that all proceeds go to the charities they previously supported. The family had requested that people make donations to the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania or The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance MarathonIn lieu of flowers or gifts for Paterno’s funeral.
He said the family did not have time to plan to sell a DVD due to the abruptness of the late head football coach’s death, but the family will launch a website in the near future to sell the DVDs.
“The support expressed for coach Paterno and the family last week was so terrific, and the family wants to make sure this is handled in a way that everybody would be proud of,” McGinn said.
Penn State student George Andonie said he would buy a copy of the memorial service, and when he does, it will be the first time he sees it completely. He also said he’d like it to show to his children and grandchildren one day.
Andonie said he was impressed with the service.
“It was nice seeing the chair of Nike saying what other people should have said a long time ago,” Andonie said of Phil Knight’s speech at the memorial.
Knight took a stance against the Board of Trustees’ decision to remove Paterno from his head coaching position on Nov. 9, after former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with 52 counts of child sex abuse.
Grace Burns also said she will buy a copy of the memorial. She said she thought of Paterno as a father figure. The mood changed on campus once he was gone, she said.
“When I was watching, it I was very moved by what I saw, and I think it’s an important thing to have,” Burns said.