Basketball Legend Pat Summitt Has Passed Away At The Age Of 64

Eldorado2452 June 28, 2016 0

It saddens me to report the news that basketball legend Pat Summitt has passed away. Pat Summitt made her name as the head coach for the Tennessee Lady Vols and her impact on the game of basketball and sports as a whole will certainly be missed. In my eyes, Pat Summitt is not only the greatest female head coach in Women’s basketball, she is easily one of the greatest coaches in any sport/field at any level.

Patt Summitt won 8 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championships and 8 SEC Coach of the Year awards during her time as the Tennessee Lady Vols head coach from (1974-2012). Patt Summitt was also named the NCAA Coach of the Year seven times winning 16 SEC Champions.

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via PatSummitt.org

June 14, 1952 – June 28, 2016
“You win in life with people.”

This is one simple statement that Patricia Sue Head Summitt embodied, lived by and passed on to so many throughout her 64 years of life. She ‘won’ every day of her life because of the relationships she developed, nurtured and cherished. Relationships with her family and friends. Relationships with players, coaches, and fans. And most importantly, a strong relationship with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

On Tuesday, June 28 2016, Pat passed away peacefully, following a courageous battle with early onset dementia, “Alzheimer’s Type.” This disease attacked a lifetime of precious memories, memories that she has now won back as she rests in her eternal home. Memories that will live on in each and every relationship she developed throughout her life.

Born to the late-Richard and Hazel Albright Head on June 14, 1952, in Clarksville, Tenn., Pat was the fourth of five children. Her tireless work ethic was developed early in life as she handled a variety of daily chores on her family’s farm, while never missing a day of school. She worked hard to keep up with her three older brothers, who taught her the game of basketball – a game that would later become a passion and profession for her.