{"id":31310,"date":"2025-03-25T12:55:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T12:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=31310"},"modified":"2025-03-25T12:55:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T12:55:28","slug":"what-a-shocking-news-joe-paterno-wife-suzanne-pohland-paterno-know-as-sue-passed-away-at-the-age-of-85-born-on-february-14-1940-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=31310","title":{"rendered":"What a shocking News: Joe Paterno wife, Suzanne Pohland Paterno know as Sue&#8217; passed away at the age of 85. 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