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Patricia "Pat" Head Summitt (born on June 14, 1952 in Clarksville, Tennessee) is a former women's college basketball head coach.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Legendary women's basketball coach Pat Summitt stepped down Wednesday after 38 seasons at Tennessee.
The winningest coach in college basketball history was diagnosed with early-stage dementia last year, but remained on the Lady Vols' sideline for one more season, leading the team to the Elite Eight.Associate head coach Holly Warlick, who has been an assistant under Summitt for 27 seasons, will be the new coach, while the 59-year-old Summitt will serve as head coach emeritus.The university said Summitt will remain involved with the program and its players, acting as a liaison to the athletic director, and staying involved in on-campus recruiting."I've loved being the head coach at Tennessee for 38 years, but I recognize that the time has come to move into the future and to step into a new role," said Summitt."I support Holly Warlick being named the next head coach, and I want to help ensure the stability of the program going forward."Summitt ends her brilliant career with a record of 1,0...Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt is working on a new talent: Impersonations.Summitt donned a cardboard version of a flat-top fade hairdo — the same hai...
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Pat Summitt, who won more games than anyone in NCAA college basketball history, stepped down Wednesday as coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols, less than eight months af...
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By Tim GhianniSummitt, 59, had coached the Tennessee women's team since 1974 and compiled a record of 1,098 wins and 208 losses. Her Tennessee Lady Vols teams won ei...
By Tim GhianniSummitt, 59, had coached the Tennessee women's team since 1974 and compiled a record of 1,098 wins and 208 losses. Her Tennessee Lady Vols teams won ei...
President Obama on Tuesday honored a diverse group of political and cultural icons, including former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, astronaut John Glenn and ...
Tennessee women's head basketball coach Pat Summitt has ended her brilliant career after 38 seasons and has been named head coach emeritus.Summitt announced last Aug...
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Tennessee has the size and skill to compete with any team in the nation. Coach Pat Summitt is still wondering if the seventh-ranked Lady Vols have the heart, though....
Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt has been diagnosed with early onset dementia . In a statement from Summitt released by the university on Tuesday the H...
Tennessee's Pat Summitt plans to coach "as long as the good Lord is willing" despite recently being diagnosed with early onset dementia .In a statement from Summitt ...
Pat Summitt has handled the talk about her dementia diagnosis the same way she manages Tennessee basketball and her life: with control and determination.The Hall of ...
Tennessee coach Pat Summitt hopes her public battle with dementia raises awareness about the disease and inspires people to do more.Kentucky associate head coach Kyr...
Pat Summitt was relaxed, smiling and even cracking jokes — looking and sounding totally at peace knowing she will never coach her beloved Tennessee Lady Vols again.T...
Pat Summitt made it clear. She won't accept a "pity party."The winningest coach in women's basketball just wants to focus on getting Tennessee back on top.Summitt su...