Patricia Susan Summitt (née 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 upon her retirement. She served as the head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team from 1974 to 2012, before retiring at age 59 after receiving a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. She won eight NCAA championships (an NCAA women's record when she retired and the third most all time).
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Full name at birth | Patricia Susan Head
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Claim to fame | SIlver Medal in 1976 in Basketball at the Olympics, She coached from 1974 to 2012, all with the Lady Vols, winning eight NCAA national championships!
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Date of birth | 14 June 1952
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Place of birth | Clarksville, Tennessee, USA
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Date of death | 28 June 2016
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Age | 64 (age at death)
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Place of death | Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
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Cause of death | (Alzheimer's disease)
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Resting place | Mount Carmel Cemetery Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Show Map MEMORIAL ID 166153178
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Height | 5' 11" (180 cm)
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Net worth | $8,000,000 USD
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Pat Summitt is known for her role in the TV series documentary Nine for IX (2013) as thanks - 1 episode.
She is also known for her role in the TV series documentary 60 Minutes Sports (2013) as Self - Women's Basketball Coach, Tennessee (segment "Born to Coach").
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