Patricia Head Summitt Biography
Learns Discipline On Farm, Plays On Barn-loft Court, Builds Basketball Powerhouse, Record Hard To BeatCONTACT INFORMATION
1952-
American college basketball coach
Patricia Head Summitt is one of college basketball's greatest coaches. In 2003, during her 29th season with the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers, Summitt earned her 800th win. She is the first women's basketball coach and one of four Division I coaches to hit that mark. Summitt's six National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships are surpassed only by UCLA men's coach John Wooden's ten. Summitt is an inspiration in her childhood hometown of Henrietta, Tennessee, where the city limits sign proclaims: Welcome to Henrietta, home of Pat Head Summitt.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Address: 117 Stokely Athletics Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996. Phone: (865) 974-4275. Email: ath.utsports@gw.utk.edu. Online: http://ath.utk.edu/womens/info/volinfo.htm.
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