We generally do not condone destructive mayhem here at Deadspin, but any prank involving metallurgy gets a pass. I am also reminded of the line from Woody Allen's Love and Death:

Boris: "How could I have been made in His image? Do you think God wears glasses?"
Sonja: "Not with those frames."

From the Daily Collegian, Penn State's student newspaper:

The glasses from the Joe Paterno statue on the east side of Beaver Stadium were removed and stolen sometime between Friday and Saturday, Penn State Police said. An officer was on routine patrol Saturday morning and saw the glasses were missing, police said. The glasses were removed between 11 a.m. Friday and 10:58 a.m. Saturday, police said. There is no estimated value of the damage.

OK, I'm going to turn out the lights, and when I turn them back on I expect the glasses to be on this table. No questions asked.

Greatest Sports Prank Ever? Not Quite. [FanIQ]
Recruits Don't Make Passes At Statues Without Glasses [The Arena]

The guy pictured here is the late Darrell Porter, MVP of the 1982 World Series and the author of Snap Me Perfect, an autobiography (which we own) which tells the story of how Darrell kicked his drug habit through the love of Jesus Christ. (Sadly, Porter died of a cocaine overdose five years ago.) According to Joe Sports Fam, He's sporting the "Harry Caray" style of glasses, but other highlights include the "Tony LaRussa," the "Eric Dickerson," the "Scrooge McDuck" and, our favorite, the "Tom Henke." We wish more athletes wore glasses and lament that we might not see their like again.

Tom Henke's Army [Joe Sports Fan]