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Legendary coach Pat Summitt steps down as head coach of Tennessee Summit, who holds the NCAA record for victories in any sport, stepped down after 38 seasons as women’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee.
March 31, 1996
Tennessee Coach Pat Summitt and son Tyler, 5, take down the net after winning the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game against Georgia, 83-65, at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C.
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May 20, 1996
President Bill Clinton and Kentucky Coach Rick Pitino listen to Summitt during a White House ceremony honoring the NCAA men's and women's college basketball champions.
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March 24, 1997
Summitt yells instructions to her team at the NCAA Midwest Regional finals in Iowa City.
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April 9, 1997
Coaches, editors and athletes pose before a news conference unveiling the Sports Illustrated Women/Sport magazine in New York. From left: Tennessee star Chamique Holdsclaw; Summitt; Sandy Bailey, editor of Sports Illustrated Women/Sport magazine; women's hockey player Cammi Granato; and basketball commentator Ann Meyers.
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March 21, 1998
Summitt signals to her players in the second half of their game against Rutgers at the NCAA women's Mideast Regional in Nashville, Tenn.
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Dec. 5, 1999
Tennessee's Niya Butts, left, gives Summitt a hug and a bouquet of flowers after Summitt’s 700th career victory in Madison, Wis. Tennessee beat Wisconsin, 85-62.
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Oct. 13, 2000
Summitt and former Detroit Pistons all-star guard Isiah Thomas react at a news conference introducing inductees into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.
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Dec. 18, 2002
Tennessee's Courtney McDaniel grimaces as she's assisted by Summitt and trainer Jenny Moshak after injuring her shoulder during their game against Stanford. The Volunteers won, 71-56.
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Jan. 14, 2003
Summitt, center, smiles as she stands with her team after defeating DePaul, 76-57, to get her 800th career win in Knoxville.
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March 16, 2003
Summitt, right, reacts to her team's No. 1 seed in the NCAA women's basketball tournament's Mideast Region pairings as they are announced.
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March 16, 2003
Summitt, right, talks with husband R.B. about her team's No. 1 seed in the NCAA women's basketball tournament's Mideast Region pairings.
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March 6, 2004
Summitt instructs her players during a timeout in the final minutes of their semifinal game at the SEC women's tournament in Nashville.
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Jan. 8, 2005
Summitt reacts with her team as they pull ahead in the final minutes against Connecticut to win, 68-67, in Hartford.
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March 6, 2005
Summitt celebrates with guard Shanna Zolman after defeating LSU, 67-65, in the SEC championship game in Greenville, S.C.
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March 22, 2005
Summitt gives her mother, Hazel Head, a hug during the ceremony naming the court after her after Tennessee beat Purdue, 75-54, in the NCAA women's Chattanooga Regional at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.
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April 22, 2005
President George W. Bush, left, talks with Summitt before speaking to reporters at McGhee Tyson Airport in Alcoa, Tenn.
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March 26, 2006
Summitt yells to her team in the first half of their women's NCAA Cleveland Regional semifinal basketball game against Rutgers.
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Feb. 27, 2007
Summitt cheers while being held up by members of her coaching staff during a timeout of a game against Florida.
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April 3, 2007
Summitt is congratulated by her brother, Charles Head, right, after beating Rutgers in the NCAA Women's national championship game in Cleveland. Tennessee defeated Rutgers, 59-46.
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April 25, 2007
Summitt signs a basketball for Tennessee Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville), after Summitt and her 2007 NCAA national championship team was honored in the House of Representatives in Nashville.
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July 11, 2007
Summitt arrives at the 15th annual ESPY Awards in Los Angeles.
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April 9, 2008
Summitt speaks to fans as they gather to celebrate their eighth national championship at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville.
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Feb. 22, 2009
Summitt, right, talks with players during the first half of a game against Mississippi State in Knoxville.
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March 26, 2010
Summitt talks with guard Taber Spani, right, during practice in Memphis.
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Jan. 9, 2011
Summitt high fives Tennessee's Meighan Simmons as she leaves the game during the second half against Mississippi in Knoxville.
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March 6, 2011
Summitt leads her team and their fans in singing "Rocky Top," the school's fight song, after Tennessee beat Kentucky, 90-65, to win the SEC tournament in Nashville.
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June 17, 2011
Pat Summitt speaks as she is inducted into the Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame in Nashville.
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March 19, 2012
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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March 26, 2012
Summitt embraces Baylor coach Kim Mulkey before the Volunteers played the Bears in an NCAA tournament regional final game in Des Moines, Iowa.
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March 26, 2012
Pat Summitt yells instructions with assistant coach Mickey DeMoss, right, in the first half of Tennessee's regional final loss to eventual national champion Baylor. This would be Summitt's last game with the Volunteers.
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March 31, 2012
Summitt signs autographs at the NCAA Women's Final Four in Denver.
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April 1, 2012
Pat Summitt waves to the fans as she is honored along with former USA Women's basketball coaches at halftime of Baylor's Final Four win over Stanford.
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