STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Two Penn State graduates are paying $9,000 for a chance to see through Joe Paterno's glasses.

The bid from Michelle and Kevin Coppola won an auction for the pair of smoky, thickrimmed spectacles donated by the Nittany Lions’ football coach. The auction which benefited Penn State Public Broadcasting started online and wrapped up at a dinner Saturday.

Famous for wearing his glasses on the sideline, the farsighted Paterno had eye surgery last month to improve his vision. The 83-year-old Hall of Famer still needs glasses to read, though he appears to be done wearing the Coke bottle-thick glasses.

A spokesman for JoePa says the timing of the surgery and auction was a coincidence.

Paterno leads major college football coach with 394 career victories.