Pat
Summit dies at age 64 in 2016. She will be remembered as one of the greatest
coaches in sports history. Make note that I did not say, "One of the
greatest female coaches in . . . . " She began coaching at age 22
(U. of Tennessee) making $8,900, two years after Title IX and several
years before woman's basketball became a NCAA sanctioned sport.
In her
career as head coach, she was 112 -23, with 18 Final Four appearances
and 8 National Championships. She never had a losing season, and since
1982 thru the 2015 season, every girl coming into her program made it to the Final Four at
least once.
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