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Memorable moments in Pat Summitt's career with the Lady Vols

Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt greets fans during a national championship celebration on April 1, 1991 at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Lady Vols won their third national title in five years with a 70-67 victory over Virginia.

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Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt greets fans during a national championship celebration on April 1, 1991 at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Lady Vols won their third national title in five years with a 70-67 victory over Virginia.

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  • Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt, right, playfully guards the entrance to a basketball clinic in 1977, not allowing Lisa McGill in “because of a water-ski injury.”
  • The 1986 - 87 Lady Vols Championship team from left standing Graduate Assistant Heidi VanDerveer, Head Coach Pat Summitt, Cheryl Littlejohn, Jennifer Tuggle, Karla Horton, Sheila Frost, Carla McGhee, Kathy Spinks, Bridgette Gordon, Assistant Coach Holly Warlick, and Mickie DeMoss. Front row sitting from left are Gay Townson, Melissa McCray, Dawn Marsh, Lisa Webb, Shelley Sexton Collier, Tonya Edwards, and Sabrina Mott.
  • University of Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt celebrates after the Lady Vols won the Women’s NCAA National Championship 67-44 against Louisiana Tech on March 29, 1987, in Austin, Texas. The victory earned the Lady Vols their first national championship. (New Sentinel Photo)
  • Coach Pat Summitt orates during during a celebration of Tennessee's NCAA national championship with President George Bush on April 20, 1989 at the White House.
  • Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt greets fans during a national championship celebration on April 1, 1991 at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Lady Vols won their third national title in five years with a 70-67 victory over Virginia.
  • Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt celebrates winning the Mideast Regional title on April 23, 1991 at Thompson- Boling Arena. Tennessee defeated Auburn 69-65 and advanced to the Final Four in New Orleans.
  • Lady Vols head coach Pat Summitt leads the cheers after winning the Women's NCAA National Championship 67-44 against Louisiana Tech on March 29, 1987 in Austin , TX. Celebrating with Summitt are players, from left, Melissa McCary, Kathy Spinks, Bridgette Gordon, and Dawn Marsh. The victory earned the Lady Vols their first national championship.
  • Tennessee head women's basketball coach Pat Summitt holds up the net after cutting it down shortly after her team upset top-ranked Connecticut, 91-81, at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Iowa City, Iowa, Monday, March 24, 1997.
  • Tennessee coach Pat Summitt walks the sidelines in the second half against Connecticut Friday, March 29, 2002, during a semifinal game at the NCAA Women's Final Four in San Antonio. Tennessee lost, 79-55.
  • UT's Shanna Zolman and Coach Pat Summitt after defeating Villanova to advance tot he Final Four on April 3, 2003.
  • UT's head coach Pat Summitt gets a big hug from her mother while standing in front of the a sign displaying 'The Summitt', the new name of the basketball court at Thompson-Boling Arena after her 880th win om 2005.
  • Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt and her son Tyler cut down the net after winning the SEC Championship game on March 6, 2005 in Greenville, S.C.
  • Tennessee's coach Pat Summitt, left, reacts with her team as they pull ahead in the final minutes against Connecticut to win 68-67, in Hartford, Conn., Saturday, January, 8, 2005.
  • Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt, center, is congratulated by Vandy coach Melanie Balcomb after the game on Jan. 19, 2006 in Nashville. Summitt notched career victory No. 900 with an 80-68 win.
  • Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, left, shakes hand with Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma before an NCAA college basketball game in Knoxville, Tenn., on Jan. 7, 2006. Tennessee won, 89-80.
  • Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt sings 'Rocky Top' during a timeout in the first half of the UT men's basketball game against Florida on February 27, 2007.
  • UT coach Pat Summitt hugs her son Tyler as the Lady Vols celebrate their seventh national title by defeating Rutgers 59-46 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH on April 4, 2007.
  • Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt cuts down the net at the Summet Center on March 9, 2008, in Nashville after Tennessee defeated LSU in the 2008 SEC Women's Basketball Championship.
  • Head coach Pat Summitt signs autographs after the 1,000 win of her career. The Lady Vols defeated Georgia 73-43 at Thompson-Boling Arena on Feb. , 2009.
  • Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt, bottom left, watches with assistant coaches Holly Warlick, center, and Dean Lockwood, right, as Nicky Anosike, top, cheers her teammates as the Lady Vols play Vanderbilt in the second half of a college basketball game in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. Tennessee won, 81-68.
  • Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt raises her arm in celebration, after Tennessee defeated Stanford 64-48 for the NCAA National Championship at the St. Pete Time's Forum in Tampa, FL on April 8, 2008.
  • Streamers fall to the court after the Lady Vols 73-43 over Georgia at Thompson-Boling Arena on Feb. 5, 2009. Head coach Pat Summitt collected the 1,000 win of her career.
  • Coach Pat Summitt, left, is tells Stephanie Glance, center, Special Assistant to the Head Coach, to cut off part of basketball net after the Lady Vols win against Kentucky in the SEC tournament. The Tennessee Lady Vols defeat the Kentucky Wildcats 70-62 to win the SEC Tournament Championship t SEC at The Arena in Gwinnett Center in Duluth, GA. on Monday, Mar. 8, 2010.
  • Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt thanks fans for their support and leads the team in singing 'Rocky Top' after defeating Kentucky 90-65 for the SEC Championship title in Nashville on Sunday March 6, 2011.
  • University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt and her son, Tyler, discuss her medical condition during an interview Monday at their home in Blount County. Summitt, diagnosed with early-onset dementia after undergoing a series of tests at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., says she is determined to continue coaching and is planning for her 38th season at UT.
  • Tennessee's head coach Pat Summitt, front left, yells to her team as associate head coach Holly Warlick, right, looks on during their NCAA college basketball game against UCLA, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, in Los Angeles.
  • From left, Tennessee associate head coach Holly Warlick, assistant coach Micke DeMoss, and head coach Pat Summitt hold practice at the Louis Brown Athletic Center on Monday, December 12, 2011 in Piscataway, NJ as they prepare the Lady Vols for their game against Rutgers. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL The Tennessee bench, from left, Meighan Simmons, Glory Johnson, assistant coach Mickie DeMoss, and head coach Pat Summitt react during Thursday's 64-60 loss to South Carolina at Thompson-Boling Arena.
  • Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt cuts down the net after Tennessee defeated LSU 70-58 to win the NCAA college basketball championship game at the women's Southeastern Conference tournament on Sunday, March 4, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
  • Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt looks on during the first half of an NCAA women's tournament regional semifinal college basketball game against Kansas, Saturday, March 24, 2012, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
  • SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL University of Tennessee chancellor Jimmy Cheek, left, and Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart congratulate Tennessee coach Pat Summitt on Monday at Summitt's home after it was announced that the Lady Vols received a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. With her are assistant coach Mickie DeMoss, left, and associate head coach Holly Warlick.
  • Tennessee associate head coach Holly Warlick, left, and head coach Pat Summitt pace the floor during the game against Baylor in the final round of the Des Moines regional of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA on Monday, March 26, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart meets with Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt as she leaves the court after their loss to Baylor in the final round of the Des Moines regional of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA on Monday, March 26, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)

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