WASHINGTON: Pat Summitt, the iconic former coach of the University of Tennessee women's basketball team, died Tuesday at the age of 64.
Summitt was diagnosed in August 2011 with early onset Alzheimer's disease. She coached one more year before stepping down.
She is survived by her son, Tyler, who announced her death.
"It is with tremendous sadness that I announce the passing of my mother, Patricia Sue Head Summitt.
She died peacefully this morning at Sherrill Hill Senior Living in Knoxville surrounded by those who loved her most."
Summitt finished her 38-year coaching career with 1,098 wins and eight national titles for the Lady Vols.
She is a member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the FIBA Hall of Fame.
"She'll be remembered as the all-time winningest D-1 basketball coach in NCAA history, but she was more than a coach to so many -- she was a hero and a mentor, especially to me, her family, her friends, her Tennessee Lady Volunteer staff and the 161 Lady Vol student-athletes she coached during her 38-year tenure," Tyler Summitt said.
"We will all miss her immensely."
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