He stood at the epicenter of the seismic shift that shook Penn State during the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Yet, he's been all but forgotten.
Dave Joyner slipped out of his position as Penn State athletic director a little over two years ago, took a job as vice president of a large orthopedic/sports med center near Pensacola, Fla., a few months later, and seemed to evaporate from the PSU consciousness.
While he was Penn State's AD, Joyner was a lightning rod during the stormiest period any university athletic operation has probably ever endured. He was loathed by many for his vote as a trustee to fire Joe Paterno in the wake of the Sandusky scandal.