Penn State University has rescinded an invitation for a former board member of Jerry Sandusky’s Second Mile charity to appear at Saturday’s football game against Army.
Bruce Heim, 74, had been selected to join a group of alumni for an honorary coin toss in honor of Military Appreciation Day but his ties to Sandusky drew hundreds of complaints from alumni to the university.
“Bruce Heim is a former football player and graduate of West Point and recipient of the Bronze Star in Vietnam who has server our nation with distinction. Unfortunately, his participation in Saturday’s coin toss ceremony has re-opened deep wounds in our community that do not involve his service to country, but have distracted the public from the purpose of the day,” Penn State president Eric Barron said in a statement released by the university Friday evening.