Patricia Sue "Pat" Summitt is a former women's college basketball head coach. She now serves as the head coach emeritus of the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team. She holds the most all-time wins for a coach in NCAA basketball history of either a men's or women's team in an...
June 28, 2016, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Place Of Birth
Clarksville, Tennessee, United States
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.8 m)
Profession
Coach, Basketball Coach
Education
University of Tennessee at Martin
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
R.B. Summitt (m. 1980–2007)
Children
Tyler Summitt
Parents
Richard Head, Hazel Albright Head
Siblings
Charles Head, Linda Head, Kenneth Head, Tommy Head
Nicknames
Patricia Sue Head , Pat Head Summitt
Awards
Arthur Ashe Courage Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, Best Coach/Manager ESPY Award, Legends of Coaching Award, Glamour Woman of the Year Award, Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Women's Basketball, Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year
Nominations
Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Memoir & Autobiography, GMC Professional Grade Play ESPY Award
Movies
1998 NCAA Division I: Women's Basketball National Championship: Tennessee vs. Louisiana Tech, 2004 NCAA Division I: Women's Basketball National Championship: Tennessee vs. Connecticut
Star Sign
Gemini
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Fact
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She grew up on her family's dairy and tobacco farm.
2
She was an All-America basketball player at the University of Tennessee-Martin, and won a silver medal on the 1976 US Olympic team. When she coached the USA team to a gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, she became the first in US Olympic basketball history to both play on and coach medal-winning teams.
3
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama on 29 May 2012.
4
Head basketball coach of the Lady Volunteers at the University of Tennessee, 1974 - present.
5
Inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999 (inagural class).
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Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Winningest basketball coach (at Tennessee) in NCAA history.
8
Son, Tyler, born in September, 1990.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
60 Minutes Sports
2014
TV Series documentary
Herself - Women's Basketball Coach, Tennessee (segment "Born to Coach")
Mike & Mike
2010
TV Series
Herself - Telephone Interviewee
Rome Is Burning
2006-2008
TV Series
Herself
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
2008
TV Series
Herself - Head Women's Basketball Coach, University of Tennessee (segment "Pat Summitt")