Tennessee Volunteer Women's basketball coach, Pat Summitt has passed away this morning at the age of 64. Pat coached the Tennessee Volunteers for 38 years and has never had a losing season and won more games than anyone in college basketball history, man or woman. Pat was diagnosed with early onset dementia in the form of Alzheimer’s.
Quote : Pat Summitt shocked the sports world in May 2011
when she announced she would continue at the University of Tennessee despite the diagnosis. It was as if she were staring down her disease with the same icy glare she made famous while winning eight national championships and the respect of a nation that didn’t pay much attention to women’s sports when she was growing up. Pat was a force in elevating women's sports, especially women's basketball
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...mers/86406296/
Summitt’s eighth and final national championship, in 2008, came in a 64-48 victory against Stanford
... the Presidential Medal of Freedom being awarded to University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summit during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House ...
Many former players rallied around Pat and her family in her final days to show support and took to social media like twitter to ask for prayers for Pat and her family.
Condolences to Pat's friends, family and former players on their loss.
Rest in Peace Pat.