Your thoughts on Paterno's salary

We received the following anonymous (but interesting) letter about JoePa's salary: I am not sure why everyone is talking about Paterno's salary. It is a joke to think that we are being asked to believe JoePa earns a half a million dollars! Joe Paterno and Penn State had almost six years to prepare and cover up what he really makes. They lost the case and then appealed it, just to buy time. Joe Paterno built the library and many other buildings on that campus. He has been extremely charitable and for that he should be commended. I feel Joe Paterno was a million dollar man in the late 80's and early 90's. This salary is an agreement between two parties who want to cover and hide the truth. With that said, other than him being a state employee and it needing to be public knowledge, I really don't care. I just find it comical people think this is his true salary.