Photos: Pat Summitt through the years
Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, right, talks with Candace Parker during their college basketball game against Stanford Friday, Nov. 24, 2006 in Knoxville, Tenn. Parker scored 25 points in the 77-60 win.
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Pat Summitt, who uplifted the women’s game from obscurity to national prominence during her 38-year career at Tennessee, died early on June 28, at age 64.
Tennessee head coach Pat Summit shouts to her players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Rutgers, Saturday Jan. 3, 2009, in Piscataway, N.J. Tennessee won 55-51.
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Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt attends a press conference at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, on Monday, March 24, 2008, a day before her team will face Purdue in round two of the NCAA women’s basketball championship tournament.
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Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt waves to the crowd as she leaves the court following Tennessee’s 94-43 victory over Western Carolina in the first round NCAA Tournamnet Sunday, March 20, 2005 in Knoxville, Tenn. The win was Summitt’s 879th career win which ties her with Dean Smith for most wins in NCAA basketball history.
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Tennessee women’s head coach Pat Summit yells to her team during their game against Auburn Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003 in Knoxville, Tenn.
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Tennessee head coach Pat Summit yells during the first half of a semifinal game in the NCAA Women’s Final Four at the St. Petersburg Times Forum on Sunday, April 6, 2008, in Tampa, Florida.
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Head coach Pat Summitt of the Tennessee Volunteers watches her team against the Florida Gators during the game at the O’Connell Center on February 8, 2009 in Gainesville, Florida.
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Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt directs her players during their game against Southern California Sunday, Nov. 18, 2001 in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 106-66.
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Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, foreground right, signs autographs for fans after winning her 1000th career NCAA college basketball game against Georgia 73-43 Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, in Knoxville, Tenn.
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Tennessee head coach Pat Summit(R) with star player Candace Parker as the DePaul women play the Tennessee women in basketball on January 2, 2008.
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Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, left, watches practice with forward Candace Parker on Saturday, March 26, 2005 in Philadelphia.
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In this Oct. 13, 2000, file photo, legendary Tennessee women’s coach Pat Summitt, left, and former Detroit Pistons all-star guard Isiah Thomas appear at a news conference to introduce the inductees into the Basketball Hall of Fame, in Springfield, Mass.
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In this March 21, 1998, file photo, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt signals to her players in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Rutgers at the NCAA Women’s Mideast Regional in Nashville, Tenn.
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In this Aug. 8, 1984, file photo, U.S. women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt is carried off by members of the team following their 85-55 win over South Korea in the gold medal game in the Olympics in Los Angeles.
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In this March 26, 2012, file photo, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt waits for her players during a timeout in the second half of an NCAA women’s college basketball tournament regional final against Baylor in Des Moines, Iowa.
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In this Nov. 22, 2013, file photo, Tennessee women’s basketball coach emeritus Pat Summitt, center, looks at the statue unveiled in her honor, in Knoxville, Tenn.
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In this March 19, 2012, file photo, Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt waves as she leaves the court after Tennessee defeated DePaul 63-48 in an NCAA tournament second-round women’s college basketball game in Rosemont, Ill.
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In this May 29, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama awards Pat Summitt, former Tennessee basketball head coach, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
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In this March 31, 1996, file photo, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt and son Tyler, take down the net after Tennessee defeated Georgia 83-65 in the title game at the NCAA women’s basketball Final Four at Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C.
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In this March 18, 2006, file photo, Tennessee basketball head coach Pat Summitt watches her team as she runs them through their paces during practice at the Ted Constant Convention Center in Norfolk, Va.
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Tennessee forward Candace Parker, right, and head coach Pat Summitt reacts in the final minutes of their NCAA women’s regional final basketball game against Mississippi Tuesday, March 27, 2007, in Dayton, Ohio. Tennessee beat Mississippi 98-62.
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Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt waves to the crowd as she cuts down the net after the Lady Vols defeated Villanova 73-49 in the women’s NCAA Mideast Regional championship game in Knoxville, Tenn. on Monday, March 31, 2003.
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Head coach Pat Summitt of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers reacts in the first half against the LSU Lady Tigers during their National Semifinal Game of the 2008 NCAA Women’s Final Four at St. Pete Times Forum April 6, 2008 in Tampa, Florida.
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Tennessee coach Pat Summitt talks with players on the bench as they play Florida in the second half of a Southeastern Conference women’s basketball tournament game Friday, March 7, 2008, in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee won 92-61.
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In this Jan. 28, 2013, file photo, former Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt smiles as a banner is raised in her honor before the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame in Knoxville, Tenn.
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Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt celebrates with guard Shanna Zolman after defeating LSU 67-65 in the Southeastern Conference championship game Sunday, March 6, 2005 in Greenville, S.C.
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Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt watches action from the sideline during a game against Oklahoma, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003, in Norman, Okla. Tennessee defeated Oklahoma, 71-55.
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Tennessee coach Pat Summitt gives instructions to Candace Parker during the first half of the NCAA Women’s national championship college basketball game against Rutgers Tuesday, April 3, 2007 in Cleveland.
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