College basketball coach Pat Summitt in 2013.AP/Wade Payne
University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt died today following a battle with early onset dementia. She was 64.
Sports fans everywhere are mourning the loss of the animated, energetic coach, who led Tennessee’s Lady Vols to eight national championships before her retirement in 2012. In fact, with 1,089 victories to her name, she has won more games than any NCAA Division I basketball coach, male or female.
Here’s a look at her career on the court.
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The incredible career of Pat Summitt, college basketball’s most legendary coach
University of Tennessee women’s basketball…