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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Patricia Susan Head 14 June 1952 Clarksville, Tennessee, USA
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28 June 2016 (aged 64) Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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