She served as the head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team from 1974 to 2012 and is considered one of the greatest basketball coaches of all time. Summitt won a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal as a member of the United States women's national basketball team.

Jun 28, 2016 · Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her 38-year career at Tennessee, died Tuesday. She was...

Jan 15, 2025 · Pat Summitt, American collegiate women’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee (1974–2012) who led the squad to eight National Collegiate Athletic Association championships (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996–98, and 2007–08) and set a record for most career Division I coaching victories (1,098).

Jun 20, 2017 · KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Pat Summitt, legendary Lady Vol basketball coach, mentor and mother-figure to her players; a revered ambassador for her university and state; a trailblazer for women; and a role model for people all over the world passed away Tuesday, June 28, in Knoxville at the age of 64.

Pat Summitt was an American women’s basketball head coach who coached the University of Tennessee Lady Vols team for close to 40 years. Born and raised in Clarksville, Tennessee, she played basketball all through her teenage years and attended the University of Tennessee in …

1 day ago · In 1998, Pat Summitt spent a Tuesday evening on celebrity row at Madison Square Garden with Chamique Holdsclaw, her star player at the University of Tennessee. It was Summitt’s first WNBA game ...

No one did a better job of managing what goes on inside the 94x50 rectangle known as a collegiate basketball court than the late Pat Summitt. The legendary coach concluded a 38-year tenure at the helm of the Lady Vols on April 18, 2012, with a 1,098-208 overall record after raising the bar in the collegiate basketball world every time she ...

Jun 20, 2017 · Summitt's career victory total was the most of any coach in the history of NCAA men's or women's basketball at the time of her retirement. She guided her teams to eight NCAA National Championships (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008).

23 hours ago · ESTES:Making Tennessee's WNBA bid a tribute to Pat Summitt was a perfect choice Peyton Manning Manning is a Pro Football Hall of Fame member, media personality and one of the greatest quarterbacks ...

17 hours ago · Tyler Summitt said the Nashville bid for a WNBA expansion team, named the Tennessee Summitt, is the "perfect way" to honor Pat Summitt's legacy.