Patricia Sue Head Summit (1952-2016) was born in 1952 in Clarksville, Tennessee. She played basketball at Cheatham County Central High School and the University of Tennessee-Martin where she became an All-American Player. She was head coach at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville from 1974-2012 and had a career total of 1,098 wins to 208 losses, the most of any college basketball coach. She was given Sports Illustrated’s Sportswoman of the Year Award in 2011, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012, and was the only woman named on The Sporting News’ 50 Greatest Coaches of All-Time in 2016.
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Patricia Sue Head Summit (1952-2016) was born in 1952 in Clarksville, Tennessee. She played basketball at Cheatham County Central High School and the University of Tennessee-Martin where she became an All-American Player. She was head coach at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville from 1974-2012 and had a career total of 1,098 wins to 208 losses, the most of any college basketball coach. She was given Sports Illustrated’s Sportswoman of the Year Award in 2011, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012, and was the only woman named on The Sporting News’ 50 Greatest Coaches of All-Time in 2016.