Former Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt dies at 64

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Former University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 64.

U.S. President Barack Obama awards a 2012 Presidential Medal of Freedom to former University of Tennessee basketball coach Pat Summitt during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. (Reuters)

Tennessee Lady Volunteers’ head coach Pat Summitt shouts instructions to her team during their NCAA women’s semifinal basketball game against the University of North Carolina in Cleveland, Ohio on April 1, 2007. (Reuters)

Tennessee coach Pat Summitt holds up the net after Tennessee defeated Stanford to win the NCAA Women’s championship basketball game in Tampa, Florida in this April 8, 2008 file photo. (Reuters)

Tennessee coach Pat Summitt shouts directions to her players in the fourth quarter against Texas Tech in the NCAA womens regional semifinal action in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States March 27, 2005. REUTERS/Bradley Bower/File Photo

Tennessee Lady Volunteers head coach Pat Summitt reacts after her team defeated Rutgers in their NCAA women’s championship basketball game in Cleveland, Ohio on April 3, 2007. (Reuters)

Tennessee coach Pat Summitt shouts directions to her players in the fourth quarter against Texas Tech in the NCAA womens regional semifinal action in Philadelphia on March 27, 2005. (Reuters)

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