1998. Pat Summitt, college basketball's winningest coach, has stepped down as coach of the University of Tennessee women's basketball team. Immediately, Pat's work ethic, vision and determination paved way for what has become one of the most decorated coaching tenures in sports history - while Summitt herself raised the roof for women's athletics across the country. Tennessee Lady Volunteers head coach Pat Summitt argues with the referee during their game against the Stanford Cardinal on Dec. 20, 2011, at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto, Calif. Former University . It's not particularly surprising, She had backed away from many of her duties this year after announcing she was diagnosed with dementia. And, toward the end, Summitt was the one needing comfort. . Eleven of her last 18 teams advanced to the Final Four, with the 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007 and 2008 teams winning the NCAA title. Bush at the . She coached from 1974 to 2012, all with the Lady Vols . Pat Summitt took over as head coach at University of Tennessee at the age of 22. Pat Summitt's last game. Pat Summitt was a champion of self-discipline because "discipline helps you finish a job, and finishing is what separates excellent work from average work." As a coach, Summitt was tough on her players, but she also inspired an atmosphere where players were tough on themselves. Summitt, whose work ethic is epitomized in . She was a co-captain at 24, helping lead the team to a silver medal in the inaugural women's tournament in 1976. . Summitt passed away June 28, 2016, after a battle with . She served as the head coach emeritus of the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team. By the time she . Tennessee coach Pat Summitt and son Tyler, 5, take down the net after the Lady Vols won the NCAA women's Division I title in Charlotte, N.C, on March 31, 1996. Last season for Denver, Henn played in 32 games with 27 starts. "My last name is what it is," said Summitt, 22, about some of the coaching opportunities he had after graduating in three years. Going to DC I had the same things (fans and support) that I did at Tennessee, she said. They are part of a Lady Vol alumni pilgrimage to be at Summitt's side. In a 2012 interview, Summitt told the magazine that she had persevered in coaching because she wanted her players "to understand that this is what I'm going through, but you don't quit living Manns played on the U.S. national team from 2001-2009, also winning a bronze medal in the 2006 Paralympics. Eleven of her last 18 teams advanced to the Final Four, with the 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007 and 2008 teams winning the NCAA title. The Lesson I Learned from Pat Summitt's Shoes. But Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley's success makes you appreciate even more what former UT coach Pat Summitt did. Tuesday 04/14/1998. Her 1,098 wins are the most by any college coach, of either gender. 1-ranked Gamecocks (27-1) will be a heavy favorite to win the SEC Tournament, which begins Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED COMMENTATOR: The Tennessee Lady Vols have won championship number eight in '08. Pat Summitt's statue stands for more than 1,098 wins and 8 national titles. Pat Summitt's last game. Last season, while Summitt devoted more attention to her health, Warlick took the lead during games and handled postgame interviews, while the entire staff handled the bulk of the recruiting and . As the beneficiary of Pat's state pension after her death, Tyler will be paid $173,000 a year for the rest of his life, USA Today reports. Pat Sullivan She is the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history of either a men's or women's team in any division. Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in college basketball history, has died at age 64. She was 64. Washington Post 2.01M subscribers Subscribe Legendary Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt spoke about her battle with early-onset Alzheimer's disease with The Washington Post's Sally. Former Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt will be the first woman inducted to the coaching category of U.S. Olympic and . (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED COMMENTATOR: The Tennessee Lady Vols have won championship number eight in '08. Jan 18. After Summitt passed away on Tuesday morning, Parker a Tennessee alum who played under Summitt from 2005 to 2008 dropped 31 points, 13 rebounds and 7 . Pat Summitt . In a statement . Summitt, who never had a losing season in 38 years of coaching, inspired many when she continued at the helm of the University of Tennessee women's basketball program after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease in 2011. Pat Summitt, Women's Basketball Legend and Alzheimer's Advocate, Dies at 64 University of Tennessee coach received top AARP service award in 2012. . Roger and Misty Cunningham cultivated a friendship over the last . In 38 years as the head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols . Please try again later. Summitt died Tuesday at 64 after years of struggling with Alzheimer's-type dementia. In case there was any doubt, it became evidently clear on Tuesday night that Candace Parker is one of them. -- The lanky Tennessee farm girl they nicknamed "Bone" grew to heights that no one could have anticipated. Examined. Pat Summitt. Always one to support her school, Parker opined on former coaching legend Pat Summitt (not long before her college coach's passing ), how she and her NBA veteran brother, Anthony Parker, might fare. Summitt was Mulkey's role model. David E. Klutho. Lynn Johnson. After announcing she would join Pedal for Pat, a 1,098-mile bike ride to benefit Alzheimer's research and care, former Tennessee star Michelle Marciniak speaks for the first time about watching . With the legendary coach Pat Summitt dealing with early onset dementia, Tennessee has to face its usual expectations as well as the question of whether this will be Summitt's last season. Summitt, one of the most impactful coaches that sport -- any sport -- has ever seen, announced Wednesday that she is stepping down. Amid reports of Summitt's . SHAFER POWELL: Summitt was the head coach for all eight of those national championships. Her career at Tennessee spanned from 1974 - when she took over as a 22-year-old barely older than some of her players, earned. Make Hard Work Your Passion Summitt led her teams to the Final Four of women's college basketball (both AIAW and NCAA) 22 times in 38 years. Pat Summitt, the legendary University of Tennessee women's basketball coach who died today at the age of 64, was diagnosed with early-onset dementia five years before her death. The image of Pat Summitt for many fans is that of a madwoman, decked out in orange, yelling to her players from the sideline. The University of Tennessee hired her, at 22, to be the assistant women's basketball coach; when the head . Pat Summitt passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 64 after battling Alzheimer's. In her postgame interview, Parker said she felt inspired by Summitt in her 31-point, 13-rebound, seven-assist . My Twitter feed blew up this week when Summitt announced she would be stepping down as the head coach at Tennessee. She remembers baling hay and pumping gas when she was 9 years old back on the family farm in Henrietta, Tenn. As a first-year head coach at Tennessee in 1974, she not only worked full time building her program, she also took four classes toward her master's degree while teaching four more classes . MATT POWELL, BYLINE: The year was 2008, and Pat Summitt had just led her Lady Vols to the NCAA women's basketball championship again. Home is Knoxville, Tenn. She Loved to Dance. Coach Pat Summitt's neighbors of a decade have talked exclusively with Local 8 News about what it was like to live just a few doors away from the legend. Pat Summitt, the iconic University of Tennessee women's basketball coach who became the winningest coach in college basketball history, has died at the age of 64, several . Summitt became the head coach of the Lady Vols in 1974 at the age of 22, and represented the United States as a player in the 1976 Olympics, the first that recognized women's basketball. In an exclusive interview Friday night, Pat Summitt's neighbors tell Local 8 News a unique story about Pat Summitt's baptism. The 2002 team won gold four years after finishing last at the Paralympics in Nagano,. Summitt died in 2016 after a five-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. The Hall of Fame coach, who has early onset dementia, was part of the audience watching a screening of a documentary about her career. With an icy glare on the sidelines, Summitt led the Lady Vols to eight national championships and prominence on a campus steeped in the traditions of . The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John Oliver . Pat Summitt: Living With Dementia Robin Roberts talks with the legendary college basketball coach. Summitt had been one person she could talk to about her struggles, and it was her coach who set her up with a psychologist while at Tennessee. Summitt was 5-foot-9 in third grade and played on the eighth-grade basketball team. And, toward the end, Summitt was the one needing comfort. Pat Summitt. Pat Summitt, Legendary Tennessee Basketball Coach, Dies At 64. . American basketball player and coach. South Carolina has become what Tennessee once was in SEC women's basketball. Before it came to that, though, Summitt had a final game . Target reported last month its profit for the fiscal first quarter tumbled 52% compared with the same period last year. Yes, her impact on the game of basketball is well-documented, but her passion for bettering the lives of everyone she met is unmatched. In 1984, she coached the team to a gold medal. Over the course of her life, former Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt touched the lives of countless people. 1998 SI cover. Pat Summitt's last will and testament didn't spread the property of the Tennessee women's basketball coaching legend. Tyler, 30, is no longer connected to the coaching world. A legendary basketball coach has died. Only 23 when he was hired at Louisiana Tech, the team went 16-15 in his first season . PEOPLE.com. She served as the head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team from 1974 to 2012. Pat Summitt is the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history. SHAFER POWELL: Summitt was the head coach for all eight of those national championships. Pat Summitt, the legendary coach of Women's Basketball at the University of Tennessee with the 1,000 yard death stare, passed away yesterday, aged 64. NEW YORK (AP) -- Pat Summitt smiled, laughed and shook her head at times. Summitt gave all of her 'tangible personal property' to her only son, Tyler. . pinterest-pin-it. And by the time she retired at 59, her teams had won more than a thousand games. Pat Summitt . When Summitt began at Tennessee, she earned $250 a month, washed team uniforms and drove the bus. told The Associated Press in a phone interview Monday. Over the last three days I have appeared on radio and TV - even the BBC from London called - trying to capture the essence of Summitt in the allotted time for each show. Pat Summitt won 1,098 games at Tennessee in her 38-year coaching career. She was her mentor. Hours after Summitt's passing Tuesday, Parker was on the court for the Los Angeles Sparks. "We still feel the guilt." Pat Summitt is finally at rest, buried last night in a private ceremony in her hometown of Clarksville, Tennessee, 226 miles from Knoxville, where she worked magic, disguised as tireless effort. Editor's note: The Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association is losing a valued staff member as Chelsea Rose recently accepted a new position to serve as executive director of the Tennessee Future Farmers of America Foundation Inc. As a going-away present, Mike Knotts gave Chelsea the last . Pat Summitt gives instructions to Kim Mulkey during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Pat has always been preternaturally energetic. 6. Before it came to that, though, Summitt had a final game . told The Associated Press in a phone interview Monday. The two-time WNBA MVP delivered 31 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in an 89-84 win. Emotions kicked. In Staley's 14th season at South Carolina, the No. She traveled the . Former University of Tennessee college basketball coach Pat Summitt has died, according to a statement from the Pat Summitt Foundation. She took over at Tennessee in 1974, when she was just 22 years old. Summitt died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones. She will assume the role of Head Coach Emeritus. As the coaching ride ended in March 2012 due to early-onset Alzheimer's disease, she had won . Breck Summitt stands at the base of a statue of his grandmother, legendary coach Pat Summitt. College basketball coach Pat Summitt talks about her book, "Reaching the Summitt: The Definite Dozen System for Succeeding at Whatever You Do." People in this video Pat Summitt Category Business Other appearances June 2016 June 2016 April 1998. Pat Summitt's family said Sunday that the last few days have been difficult for the former Tennessee women's basketball coach as her Alzheimer's disease progresses. Kara Lawson, who played for Summitt at the University of Tennessee, and USA Today columnist Christine Brennan reflect on Summitt's impact on women in sports. You might also like . Nelson Chenault/USA TODAY Sports. See Transcript. MATT POWELL, BYLINE: The year was 2008, and Pat Summitt had just led her Lady Vols to the NCAA women's basketball championship again. June 29, 2016. Examined. She helped lead a revolution in women's sports, starting in. VIDEO: Pat Summitt, Legendary Women's Basketball Coach, Dead at 64. Target reported last month its profit for the fiscal first quarter tumbled 52% compared with the same period last year. Pat Summitt took over as head coach at the University of Tennessee at age 22. 1998 NCAA Women's National Championship. June 28, 2016 / 5:21 PM / CBS News Pat Summitt, the legendary University of Tennessee women's basketball coach who died today at the age of 64, was diagnosed with early-onset dementia five years. Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in division one college basketball history, died Tuesday morning after battling early onset dementia. I really don't have . Her longtime. Pat Summitt will be remembered as one of the greatest coaches in college basketball . 23 12. Pat Summitt, the Tennessee women's basketball coach, has early onset Alzheimer's. . Tennessee coach Pat Summitt and son Tyler, 5, take down the net after the Lady Vols won the NCAA women's Division I title in Charlotte, N.C, on March 31, 1996. A . Patricia Sue "Pat" Summitt was is a women's college basketball head coach. She was her mentor. Summitt passed away June 28, 2016, after a battle with . "I think we really just try to keep praying for forgiveness," Summitt told reporter Josh Peter. Although Alzheimer's disease shortens people's life . Tyler Summitt. He averaged 8.8 points per game and 3.5 defensive rebounds per game. The son of legendary Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt, he knew these opportunities would be more about his last name than making a name for himself. D uring a Final Four basketball game against the University of North Carolina, on April 1, 2007, Pat Summitt, the coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team, found her team down. pinterest-pin-it. "Pat XO." "It's a wonderful film and they did a great job with it," Summitt told The Associated Press. How Donald Trump spent his last days as president. Summitt led her teams to the Final Four of women's college basketball (both AIAW and NCAA) 22 times in 38 years. Summitt became the head coach of the Lady Vols in 1974 at the age of 22, and represented the United States as a player in the 1976 Olympics, the first that recognized women's basketball. In Tyler's first year on Earth, the Lady Vols won the national title in 1991 and were honored by President George H.W. Home is Knoxville, Tenn. She Loved to Dance. Her career at Tennessee spanned from 1974 - when she took over as a 22-year-old barely older than some of her players . Hall of Fame women's basketball coach Pat Summitt died today (June 28) at age 64 after a five-year battle with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Coaching great Pat Summitt dead at 64 04:34. She watched Summitt's interview with Robin Roberts on ABC last month and was overcome with emotion . Pat Summitt. . . I don't think any of . Summitt was Mulkey's role model. Debby Jennings, the former Lady Vols . 4:31. . Summitt, who has spent 37 seasons at Tennessee and has 1,071 career victories and eight national championships, said she believed her symptoms were the side effects of a powerful medication she . Pat Summitt. In a press release, the university said she will now hold the . In her 38 years as a head college coach, she won 1,098 games, more than any other Division I coach, man or . Last season for Denver, Henn played in 32 games with 27 starts. Patricia Susan Summitt ( ne Head; June 14, 1952 - June 28, 2016) was an American women's college basketball head coach who accrued 1,098 career wins, the most in college basketball history at the time of her retirement. Henn's versatility on offense is what drew Penn State to him,. Pat Summitt. "I called a lot of different schools but . PALO ALTO, CA - DECEMBER 20: Tennessee Lady Volunteers head coach Pat Summitt hugs Stanford Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer before their game at Maples Pavilion on December 20, 2011 in Palo . if the last thing she does it's to beat Leon Barmore and Louisiana Tech." . USA Basketball was 46-5 while Summitt. Tennessee coach Pat Summitt and son Tyler, 5, take down the net after the Lady Vols won the NCAA women's Division I title in Charlotte, N.C, on March 31, 1996. But I was searching for my Pat Summitt, and Pat Summitt was far gone. Yes, her impact on the game of basketball is well-documented, but her passion for bettering the lives of everyone she met is unmatched. Summitt died in 2016 after a five-year battle with Alzheimer's disease.