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Images: Pat Summitt, 1952-2016

See images of college basketball coaching legend Pat Summitt. Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016. She was 64.

In this Dec. 5, 1999, file photo, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, second from left, watches from the sidelines along with assistant coaches Holly Warlick, left, and Mickie DeMoss along with team member Michelle Snow (00) during the final seconds of Tennessee's 85-62 victory over Wisconsin, in Madison, Wis. At the time Summitt ended her illustrious, 38-season coaching career at Tennessee in 2012, 78 people who were mentored by her were coaching basketball or working in administrative positions associated with the game. Summitt died Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016. She was 64. ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this Feb. 28, 1999, file photo, Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt cheers her players on during the championship game of the SEC women's tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn. Tennessee defeated Georgia, 85-69, for the title. Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016. She was 64. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Flowers lay alongside a basketball fans have left at the Pat Summitt statue Tuesday, June 28, 2016, in Knoxville, Tenn. ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this Nov. 22, 2013, file photo, Tennessee women's basketball coach emeritus Pat Summitt, center, looks at the statue unveiled in her honor, in Knoxville, Tenn. With Summitt are, from left, her daughter-in-law AnDe Summitt, son Tyler Summitt, UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek, and director of athletics Dave Hart. Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016. She was 64. Michael Patrick/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP
Lady Vol fan Fran Swanson lays a bouquet of flowers at the Pat Summitt statue on the University of Tennessee campus Tuesday, June 28, 2016, in Knoxville, Tenn. Swanson said she converted from a UT Austin fan to a Lady Vol fan because of Pat Summitt. Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016. She was 64. ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this March 31, 1996, file photo, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt and son Tyler, take down the net after Tennessee defeated Georgia 83-65 in the title game at the NCAA women's basketball Final Four at Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016. She was 64. ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this Jan. 31, 2016, file photo, former Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt, center, attends an NCAA college basketball game between Tennessee and Alabama in Knoxville, Tenn. Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016. She was 64. Saul Young/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP
In this May 29, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama awards Pat Summitt, former Tennessee basketball head coach, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016. She was 64. ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this March 26, 2012, file photo, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt waits for her players during a timeout in the second half of an NCAA women's college basketball tournament regional final against Baylor in Des Moines, Iowa. Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016. She was 64. ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this Feb. 5, 2009, file photo, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt has confetti dumped on her by players Alicia Manning (15) and Alex Fuller (2) after the Lady Vols defeated Georgia 73-43 in an NCAA college basketball game in Knoxville, Tenn., earning Summitt her 1,000th career coaching victory. Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016. She was 64. ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this March 4, 2012, file photo, Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt cuts down the net after Tennessee defeated LSU to win the Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament in Nashville, Tenn. Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016. She was 64. ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this Aug. 8, 1984, file photo, U.S. women's basketball coach Pat Summitt is carried off by members of the team following their 85-55 win over South Korea in the gold medal game in the Olympics in Los Angeles. Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016. She was 64. ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this March 19, 2012, file photo, Tennessee head coach 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. Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016. She was 64. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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